Sarah Coventry 'Simply Elegant' Bracelet

This Sarah Coventry bracelet is silvertone, chunky, and super-cool (see my blog post from 1/7/2011 for details on the history of Sarah Coventry jewelry).  It was made in the 1960s and was part of the 'Simply Elegant' collection.  It is also referred to by collectors as the 'Pineapple Bracelet.'  I do not believe the designer's original intent was to have this piece resemble pineapples, but it definitely does. 

Pineapples are known as a symbol of hospitality, stemming from the Carib people, where on the island of Guadalupe, Christopher Colombus and his men first discovered the fruit in 1493.  According to Mindspring.com, "the Spaniards soon learned they were welcome if a pineapple was placed by the entrance to a village. This symbolism spread to Europe, then to Colonial North America, where it became the custom to carve the shape of a pineapple into the columns at the entrance of a plantation."


Feel free to contact me if you are interested in purchasing this piece.  Questions, comments, and additional information are always appreciated.  My online shop on http://www.etsy.com/ is coming soon.

Thank you to the following website(s) for the historical content of this blog post:

Ruby Lane. Retrieved 1/16/2011 from http://www.rubylane.com/item/589439-JEW004/Simply-Elegant-bracelet-Sarah-Coventry

Mindspring. Retrieved 1/16/2011 from http://www.mindspring.com/~sixcatpack/pineappl.htm