This stunning necklace feature saltwater cultured (4 to 8 mm) Pearls, Paste and 9ct lock.
Design Era: Late Victorian (1885-1900).
Dimensions: L 43 cm
Weight in grams: 23,1
Condition: Good condition – used with some signs of wear
Additional information
Additional information
Specifications
This stunning necklace feature saltwater cultured (4 to 8 mm) Pearls, Paste and 9ct lock.
Design Era: Late Victorian (1885-1900).
Dimensions: L 43 cm
Weight in grams: 23,1
Condition: Good condition – used with some signs of wear
Late Victorian
During the Late Victorian or Aesthetic period (1885-1900), jewelers used diamonds and feminine, bright gemstones such as sapphire, peridot, and spinel. Star and crescent designs as well as elaborate hat pins were also popular. Some scholars believe the aesthetic era began sooner, in 1875, and ended as early as 1890.
Pearl
All pearls originate in mollusks (mollusca), whether natural or cultured. Mollusks are a phylum of invertebrate animals that includes oysters, clams, mussels, snails and octopus among their approximately one hundred and twenty-eight thousand species, all with the ability to produce pearls. Only a few of these varieties can create gem quality pearls.
Paste
Paste is a synonym for glass when used in the context of a gem material. Glass has been used as a gemstone imitation since ancient history for obvious reasons: it’s transparent, can be colored in many ways and resembles all kinds of gemstones when polished. The first paste ‘forgeries’ are thought to have been introduced into the Ancient Greek society although glass making had been around for a long time by then.
9ct
Because of the softness of pure (24k), it is usually alloyed with base metals for use in jewelry, altering its hardness and ductility, melting point, color and other properties. Alloys with lower carat rating, typically 22k, 18k, 14k or 9k, contain higher percentages of copper or other base metals or silver or palladium in the alloy. Copper is the most commonly used base metal, yielding a redder color.
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