Duskgild · The Register · Gothic Earrings & Ear Cuffs
Misericorde Gothic Dagger Drop Earrings in Sterling Silver
misericorde · the narrow blade of mercy
925 silver · oxidized · all-metal (no stones)
Free US shipping · thirty-day returns · twenty-four-hour cancellation · Etsy buyer protection.
Images are AI-generated renders of the design, not photographs of your cast piece — which is made to order in solid 925 sterling silver to this same design.
Named for the thin medieval blade of last mercies. A gothic cathedral window sits at the ear — pierced tracery and arches in blackened relief — and from it swings an ornate dagger, its blade grown over with engraved vinework, its guard curling like a rood screen. Oxidized recesses, polished edges.
From the dark register — Duskgild's memento mori line. Every pair is cast in solid 925 sterling silver and darkened by hand so the detail reads at a distance and up close. They move when you turn your head, and they pair with the Vesper moon drops and the Nocturne bat-wing cuff — the after-dark ear, assembled.
Details
- Solid 925 sterling silver — not plated base metal
- Oxidized finish — blackened recesses, polished edges
- Ornate dagger drop beneath a pierced cathedral-window stud
- All-metal design — no stones
- Sterling posts with butterfly backs
- Sold as a pair · made to order
Why you can trust it
- Solid 925 sterling silver. Stamped 925 — the real metal, not a coating.
- Any detail of this piece can change. The stone, its colour and cut, the metal finish, the size, the engraving, the proportions — because it is cast after you order, nothing here is fixed. Ask for the changes you want before you buy. Change enough and it stops being this design and becomes yours, at no extra cost beyond what the new piece takes to make.
- All metal, no fillers. Solid silver throughout — this piece is set with no stones.
- No plated base metal. Solid sterling all the way through — not silver-coloured brass.
- We tell you how it ages. The dark is an oxidized patina, not a coating — only microns thick. Worn every day it wears brighter along the raised edges while the recesses stay black. That is how oxidized silver ages, and it is not a fault.
- Made to order, and protected. Free US shipping, thirty-day returns, and Etsy buyer protection on every order.
- Wearing it on Halloween? Order by October 5 — it is cast after you order, so that is the last day the making and the post office both fit. Intricate casts take longer; ask us first.
Read more: the dagger as a keepsake →
Made to order
Every Duskgild piece is made after you order it — cast in solid 925 sterling silver, hand-oxidized, and shipped — most pieces in 2–3 weeks; intricate casts can take up to 5. Nothing comes off a shelf. Ordering and payment run through our Etsy shop, so buyer protection is handled for you. Want something that isn't in the register? Commission your own piece — bring a reference, a sketch, or three words.
- You place your order
- We cast it in solid 925 sterling silver
- Most pieces ship in 2–3 weeks — intricate designs up to 5
- Free tracked US shipping
- 30 days to return
Keep dry; polish the raised silver gently and leave the oxidized recesses dark — the finish is meant to deepen with wear.
