Clover Shamrock Silver Keepsake

Shamrock leaves are cut as three rounded lobes on a short stem, an inch tall in silver, with enough depth in the metal that the shape still reads at arm's length. Irish families choose it most, along with people whose mother or father wore something like it in life. It does not announce itself as memorial jewelry.

The chamber takes a quarter of a cubic inch, filled from the top through the bail. That is a pinch of ashes or a lock of hair, nothing near a full portion, so plan on an urn or a scattering for the rest. The funnel in the box makes filling easier than it looks, and doing it over a sheet of paper saves anything that spills.

• Top-loading chamber, a quarter cubic inch.
• Chain included with the pendant.
• Silver darkens slowly over time; a polishing cloth restores it.