Delicate vitreous glass enamel butterfly necklace. Chain is16" inch. All pieces one of a kind and will vary in detail.
Delicate Butterfly Necklace
The butterfly shape is comprised of copper, and has glass vitreous enamel carefully applied to both front and back of the piece by firing in a kiln. This process ensures that all pieces are one of a kind.
Firing process: Vitreous enamel, also called porcelain enamel, is a material made by fusing powdered glass to a substrate by firing, usually between 750 and 850 °C (1,380 and 1,560 °F). The powder melts, flows, and then hardens to a smooth, durable vitreous coating.
Technique: Painting with powdered enamel. The image on front of the butterfuly is created by delicately appling vitreous enamel (powdered glass, mixed with a binder oil) and then fired to fuse the glasses. It can produce brilliant and long-lasting colours, and be transparent, translucent or opaque. Generally the desired colours only appear when the piece is fired.
Size: Butterfly is 1 3/4" inches wide and 1 1/4" inches tall. Silver chain is 16" inches long.
Care & Cleaning: This product cleans best with a damp cloth on the butterfly and a jewelry cloth can be used to polish the chain.