Paw Print Pendant | Pet Memorial Charm

The paw print is the mark left by an animal in the moment of its passage: the impression of the living body in the surface it moved across, the evidence that this creature was here, moved through this space, existed in this moment that the print has preserved. Unlike the human handprint, the paw print is involuntary: the animal did not choose to leave its mark. The mark was left because the animal was present, and presence always leaves a trace.

The memorial function of the paw print derives from this: to carry it is to carry the trace of their presence, the evidence that they were here. The print that remains after the animal has gone is the symbolon in its most direct form: the material half of a join whose other half is no longer present to be held.

925 sterling silver base. Available in White Gold Plated, Yellow Gold Plated, and Rose Gold Plated finishes. Suspended on a matching chain.