The surface decoration on this gold bracelet really shows you what was going on technologically in the jewelry world in 1850. The star pattern on the chain's links is machine-stamped, so we know the Industrial Revolution had permeated the goldsmithing industry. The masterful hand-engraving on the heart-shaped padlock lets us know that no machine can reproduce an artist's experienced handiwork.
MATERIALS: 10k gold (tests), carnelian
AGE: c. 1850
CONDITION: Very good - carnelian is probably a replacement of glass locket lens
SIZE: 7 /34" length, 1/4" width, 7/8" x 5/8" padlock, 2 1/2" safety chain