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About the Cornish Pewter Mermaid Pendant

The mirror pose is the classic mermaid of medieval church carvings, the best known being the 15th-century bench end in Zennor church (our mermaid brooch tells that story in full). Cornwall has others too: at Padstow, legend says a mermaid shot at Hawker's Cove cursed the harbour with the Doom Bar, the sandbank that still guards the Camel estuary.

For a pewter pendant it has real detail. At about 35mm high and 20mm wide, it's big enough to read clearly as a mermaid, with the flow of her hair and the scales on her tail both showing, and light enough for everyday wear. The back is flat.

The 18in (45cm) curb chain has flat, twisted links that lie smoothly, and on most adults it sits on or just below the collarbone, so the mermaid necklace shows above an open neckline or over a plain jumper.

It was made by The Cornish Jewellery Company in Botallack, near St Just, from lead-free pewter made with recycled tin and copper, and polished bright. The maker closed in 2026, and this pendant is from our remaining stock. It's mermaid jewellery for grown-ups: no glitter or colour, just polished metal. Pewter dulls slowly rather than tarnishing like silver; a wash in warm soapy water and a thorough dry bring the mermaid's shine back.

Among mermaid gifts, it suits a swimmer, a surfer or anyone who has spent a summer in the sea around West Penwith, and it's an easy choice among Cornish gifts for her when you want something that says Cornwall without a slogan.