Owl and Pussy Cat Jewellery

Some time ago I wrote about vintage owl and pussy cat brooches in the shape of two of my favourite creatures owls and cats and this put me in mind of Edward Lears nonsense poem “The owl and the Pussycat” .  Imagine how delighted I was to find a vintage silver charm in the shape of this poem:

Owl and Pussy Cat Charm

I’m looking out for more pictures of vintage jewellery which commemorates this poem. Do you have any? If so I would love to see them and if you agree publish them here.

The Owl and the Pussy-Cat by Edward Lear:

The Owl and the Pussy-Cat went to sea In a beautiful pea-green boat. They took some honey and plenty of money Wrapped up in a five-pound note.

The Owl looked up to the stars above,And sang to a small guitar,’O lovely Pussy! O Pussy, my love,What a beautiful Pussy you are,You are,You are!

What a beautiful Pussy you are!’ Pussy said to Owl, ‘You elegant fowl! How charmingly sweet you sing!O let us be married! too long we have tarried: But what shall we do for a ring?’

They sailed away, for a year and a day,To the land where the Bong-Tree grows And there in a wood a Piggy-wig stood,With a ring at the end of his nose, His nose,His nose! With a ring at the end of his nose.

‘Dear Pig, are you willing to selling for one shilling Your ring?’ Said the Piggy, ‘I will.’So they took it away, and were married next day By the Turkey who lives on the hill. They dined on mince and slices of quince, Which they ate with a runcible spoon;

And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand They danced by the light of the moon, The moon,The moon,They danced by the light of the moon