This beautiful chaplet is made with 6mm onyx beads. The wire wrapping is done with 20 gauge argentium silver wire and sterling silver chain. The medals are destash from the 1920s and come from France. The end medal is a sterling silver reproduction medal.
These are the Seven sorrows and each is depicted on one of the medals:
The prophecy of Simeon. (St. Luke 2:34, 35)
The flight into Egypt. (St. Matthew 2:13, 14)
The loss of the Child Jesus in the temple. (St. Luke 2: 43-45)
The meeting of Jesus and Mary on the Way of the Cross.
The Crucifixion.
The taking down of the Body of Jesus from the Cross.
The burial of Jesus.