Pendant

Pendant

Double-sided pendant in which a carved jet piece with a traditional Asturian design is set in a repoussé silver piece representing the Asturian mountains

683

craftedobjects

2020s

iain

Spanish

Physical Object

428

Colgante

02/07/2025

3.5cm x 2cm x 0.5cm

current,43.480178,-5.43423190753304;

TEXT

https://culturality.museum/wiki/index.php/Pendant

Jet and silver

Cultural

metalwork

Diamond disc saw or Dremel, Tungsten carbide files and burs, Sandpapers of various grits (coarse to fine), Jewelry pliers with coated tips

Villaviciosa, Asturias, Spain

Jet is local and silver foreign

Cutting and Mechanical Shaping of Raw Jet:The jet piece is cut with a diamond disc saw, giving it an approximate shape. Then, a tungsten carbide bur or rotary tools are used to define the final shape, removing excess material and refining the details. Finally, the piece is sanded with coarse to fine grit sandpaper to smooth the surface and prepare it for polishing. A silver sheet of the appropriate thickness is chosen for repoussé and setting. The silver sheet is cleaned and cut with a jeweler's saw or shears. The design is transferred onto the silver using a burin or fine punch. A structure is formed in the repoussé silver to hold the jet stone.

Jewelry

For sale

One, one, she makes unique pieces

The piece is associated with the Asturian tradition of jet craftsmanship and its use in women's jewelry

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