An Illustrated Dictionary of Words used in Art and Archaeology / Explaining terms frequently used in works on architecture, arms, bronzes, Christian art, colour, costume, decoration, devices, emblems, heraldry, lace, personal ornaments, pottery, painting, sculpture, &c., with their derivations.

by John W. Mollett

Fairy Darts. Small flints in the form of arrow-heads, possibly of the stone age.

Fairy Faces. Fossil echini or sea-urchins.

Fairy Groats. A country name for certain old coins. (See Harrison’s England, p. 218.)

Fairy Loaves. Fossils found in the chalk, called also fairy faces.

Fairy Money. Treasure trove was so called.

Fairy Pipes. Small old tobacco-pipes, frequently found in the north of England.

Fairy Rings. (See Fairy Circles.)

Fairy Sparks. Phosphoric light seen on various substances in the night time. (Halliwell.)

Fairy Stones. (See Fairy Loaves.)

Faith, in Christian art, is represented by a female figure holding the Eucharistic cup.