Fabricated sterling silver with 24Kt gold using the Keum-Boo technique
Dimensions:
H: 10.375 in, W: 6.25 in, D: 1.0 in
Credit line:
Gift of Carl Resnikoff
Copyright status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Physical description:
A leather and silver neckpiece with quartz and carnelian stones.
Content description:
An asymmetric pendant featuring a cabochon of rutilated quartz suspended from metal elements crafted using the Keum-Boo technique all hanging from a leather cord with fabricated silver and gold clasp. Keum-Boo is a traditional Korean gilding technique used to apply thin sheets of gold to silver to make silver-gilt.
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