I have a collection of little pillboxes that I use for different things.
- the rectangular case with cats on is used for pills when I travel. It has seven little compartments, one for each day of the week
- the small mosaic box (which belonged to my granny) and the little square gold box with a stone on top one are for little keepsakes – shells, tiny charms, little dice, a lucky bee, a Saint Christopher Medal, an old devotional medal
- the small round silver-coloured box with the raised symbol on it holds spare earring backs
- the see through glass and brass container holds all my small earrings
- the round box with the Eiffel Tower was bought in Paris and holds my delicate chains – one in each of the three compartments. This way they don’t get damaged or tangled
- the heart-shaped sterling silver box holds aspirin in my bag
- the big round box holds my bigger earrings
I also have two more little boxes that were not intended for pills.
- one is in the shape of a bible and holds all my little devotional medals. I come from a very religious family and went to a Catholic convent school for 12 years. Even though I am no longer a practising Catholic, I do keep all these little items that belonged to my grandparents and parents.
- the other one is a little pewter box. The lid is a brooch holding two earrings, and inside it is a lovely inscription and a pendant on a chain.
That one with the raised symbol is the Eye of Horus. It’s an Egyptian themed symbol, popular in many periods of history for ornamentation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye_of_Horus
That one & the cats pill box are really my aesthetic. ^_^ I am a huge fan of little boxes, bottles & tins of all sorts. If it’s tiny & holds other (tiny) stuff I want one! I have so many tins & boxes that my partner has given up trying to sway me away from them and now helps me fill them with things (most recently little glass bottles with cork stoppers I filled with tiny bits of sand from our latest beach trip & dutifully labelled as such).
Thank you so much for telling me what the symbol is! There are so many of these tiny pretty boxes with Egyptian symbols on them, and I never know specifically what they are.
I also love the cat one. In these boxes, each one is different, with slightly different colours. This colourway really stood out for me.
I had a little art deco one on the way to me with a woman’s face on it, so I will post it when I get it. Glad to find a fellow lover of tiny boxes!
That final box which doubles as jewellery is such a clever idea.
It was given to me by beloved friends when I was living in the US. I have never seen another one like it, but at the time I believe you could collect them.