{"product_id":"early-victorian-excuse-haste-tassie-seal-necklace","title":"Early Victorian \"Excuse Haste\" Tassie Seal Necklace","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis early Victorian wax seal fob features an black glass intaglio of a tortoise beneath the words “Excuse Haste.” This intaglio - undoubtably a reference to Aesop's famous fable of the tortoise and the hare as well as a tongue-in-cheek witticism implying that the sender was slow to reply - was meant to be pressed into hot wax to create a decorative seal for correspondence in the days before gummed envelopes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMATERIALS: gold-cased base metal, black \"tassie\" glass, new 14k gold chain\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAGE: c. 1940\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION: Good - some rubbing to the glass seal; gold casing is mostly worn away\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSIZE: 1\/2\" x 3\/8\", 18\" chain\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52411302871322,"sku":"N3091","price":900.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0156\/5502\/files\/N3091-1.jpg?v=1783118089","url":"https:\/\/checkout.ericaweiner.com\/products\/early-victorian-excuse-haste-tassie-seal-necklace","provider":"Erica Weiner LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}