..in the making
Just a few pictures of how the British Museum Jewellery Collection is made – I didn’t quite get all the stages but you can see some of the steps involved…
Shah Abbas Pendant, British Musuem
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- The design is etched into a sheet of sterling silver
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- Each piece is hand sawn, filed and shaped
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- You need to stop, give your arm a rest and have a cuppa!
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- The enamel colours are each ground in in water
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- A selection of enamel colours, washed in purified water
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- The enamel is laid with a quill and the each piece fired in a kiln
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- Very carefully as the kiln is at 1000 degrees C
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- Each piece is then finished, polished and packaged – ready to go!
