#Blue Spinel Ring

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Avant Garde Blue Spinel and Pearl Cocktail Ring by Kova

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[massiveluxuryoverdose]

Tiffany & Co. Blue Book 2024 !

Necklace in platinum and 18-karat yellow gold with red spinels of over 48 total carats, a pink spinel of over 4 carats, and diamonds. The necklace can be worn with or without its pendant.

Necklace in platinum and 18-karat yellow gold with a diamond of over 20 carats and diamonds.

Bracelet in platinum and 18-karat yellow gold with a diamond of over 3 carats and diamonds.

Céleste Ray of Light Ring in platinum and 18-kara yellow gold with a fancy brown-pink diamond of over 10 carats and white diamonds.

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These rare spinel are Luc Yen blue and an orangish red as well as a blood red Burma so see them at www.oldvirginiagem.com

[vilhelios]

— I THINK I LOVED YOU IN ANOTHER LIFE .

( WHERE I WAS THE SEA, & YOU WERE THE SHORE . ) ; general fluffy romantic headcanons for rafayel / qi yu from love and deepspace <3

CW: not beta read, general rafayel story/lore spoilers, may be slightly ooc, tooth-rotting fluff, very slight angst !!!

— RAFAYEL is a terribly sweet, loyal, and affectionate lover. sometimes, you think he is something like a lovesick puppy—always ready to greet you at the door with a warm hug when you return from a mission, always eagerly awaiting your phone calls and texts. always at your side. when he calls you darling and holds you close, burrows his head into the crook of your neck, you can't help but feel like your being has been warmed by a pleasant summer sunbeam.

despite this, sometimes he feels like he's drifting somewhere far away from you. a receeding ocean tide, sea foam dissolving from your fingertips as you dip your hands in the waves. he's somewhere you don't understand, when he looks into your eyes and searches for an iteration of you in the reflected image of his own eyes—perhaps he is 800 years away, a lifetime and more. and yet, when you gingerly cup his face in your palms, feel him lean into your touch, you know he returns to you.

— RAFAYEL'S art studio is admittedly, a mess. there are days where you'll enter that room spotless and leave with splatters of some new shade of red and his beloved blues all over your clothes and skin. some days, this happens purely on accident—a trip right into a canvas here, a palm pressed onto wet paint there—and on others, rafayel seems to delight in using you as a canvas.

— when RAFAYEL kisses you (in that gentle fashion, where he cups your cheek like if he doesn't you'll slip like seafoam from his hold), those soft lips of his taste of cherries and grapes and strawberries. and perhaps that best encapsulates what loving rafayel is like, this sweetest red, red, red: the way his cheeks and ears flush when you press a kiss to his cheek; the colour of his eyes when the morning's rose-gold sunlight hits the pink in them just right; the bleeding, beating heart he offers to your awaiting hands. eventually, he pulls away to let the both of you breathe, and when he presses his forehead against yours, glances at you with that charming smile of his, you're enveloped in warm crimson all over again.

"there." rafayel smiles, leans back to admire the flamulla he'd painted on your cheek and the pout that graces your lips. "a cute flamulla for the cutie that keeps distracting me."

"you weren't even painting anything when i came in!" you scoff, dabbing the paintbrush he'd given you into the paint upon the palette. while he painted moon jellies, flamulla, and blowfish on your skin, you'd busied yourself with painting seashells on his. some of the clamshells are too close together, the venus combs look a little too spiky, and some conches don't look quite right. when he looks like he's about to chuckle at the sight of them, you poke him with the other end of your brush; "hmph. you're just a meanie."

"how rude!" he feigns, hand to his heart. "this is how you treat me for making you look like one of my most precious paintings?"

— you notice, eventually, that RAFAYEL always gifts you red jewelry (if not pearls, of course). the little treasures glint in the sunlight; rings with a ruby or red spinel centerpiece, a necklace with a red coral pendant, fire opal earrings... they're beautiful and never gaudy, as to be expected from a man with an eye for aesthetics, but it still perplexes you.

you ask him why, while he helps you put on his most recently gifted necklace as you two get ready to attend his aunt's opera show. your painter answers with a thoughtful hum, deft fingers clasping the necklace for you: "red disappears the fastest in the deep sea, so i never got to see it much." rafayel presses a kiss to your cheek, then, before settling his chin on the crook of your neck. "what better way to appreciate a colour i missed out on for so long than seeing it on you, darling?"

— RAFAYEL'S smug and haughty countenance seems to crumble at the mere press of your lips against his skin, little pecks gracing each beauty mark. the first kiss is placed on his cheek, a little ways away from his eye, his head cradled in your palms; you feel how he heats up beneath your touch, a light blush dusting across his cheeks and a bright vermillion burning at the tips of his ears. the second is placed on his chest, your lips and gentle, roaming hands sparking the rapid thrumming of his heart.

— RAFAYEL sees you in everything. in the morning sunlight that filters into his kitchen, in the cherry blossoms that land on his hair, in the sea breeze that rushes past him as he walks along the shore. the mundane of daily life has become filled with so many traces of you that he cannot see them as anything other than beautiful. there's a piece of you in every one of his paintings now, a streak of your favourite colour intertwined with his reds and blues. he made the pigment himself, of course, extracted the colours he needed from your favourite things.

THE LOVERS ; Rafayel (20XX) ; Oil on canvas

This painting consists of only two colours, and depicts the view of a simple shoreline, with waves lapping at the shore. Although simple in essence, the two paints were handmade (as is the norm for pieces by Rafayel) with pigments extracted from materials that represented himself and his beloved. Upon closer inspection, one may notice the difference in brushstrokes between colours—where they start to blend, so do the strokes, perhaps one hand guiding the other. As per the words of the painter himself, this artwork is meant to represent a "marriage and a transfiguration; the way two souls are forever intertwined and changed by love."

a/n : pretty privilege is real because rafayel acts a lot like marius but i like him infinitely more than i do lu jinghe 😭���� my love/obsession for this pretty little fish has made me rise from the grave of uni work and writer's block... please fill his tag i need to satisfy this itch in my brain that he gives me <\3 might write some more for him + him as abysswalker <3 (p.s. that final hc is perhaps the cutest thing i thought to do)

[lilbittymonster]

Glamtober Day 13: Othard

Fashion Accessory: Gold Paper Parasol

Body: Shishu Bujin Hitatare (Othard Blue)

Legs: Shishu Bujin Kiribakama (Othard Blue)

Feet: Shishu Obutozori

Right Ring: Star Spinel Ring of Slaying

Left Ring: Star Spinel Ring of Slaying

[megamanrecut]

And here's the consolidated list (mostly?) All from Diamond in the Rough, character notes below cut (not in same order as pics)

Considered a few different systems for assigning gems (gemstone family, value, etc.) but ultimately just went with color/relative familiarity of gem. There’s so many cool gems out there~ (I was trying to not be too repetitive with types/use more common ones though Quartz has a million interesting varieties!)

Mega Man, Blue Sapphire Sphere I wavered a lot on his ‘trinket’, Sapphire seemed obvious (especially with Proto being a ruby, both are corundum gemstones) but also considered blue diamond, alexandrite (blue/purple color shift), and aquamarine. For the jewelry, was also considering an atomic model (for chemistry?), a screwdriver, and slightly regretting not considering circlet

Roll, Amethyst Earring: primarily always wanted amethyst, but also considered heliodor, padparadscha sapphire (but it wasn’t quite the right color? and perhaps too obscure), tanzanite, morganite, zoisite, kunsite, iolite, (purple gems etc.) For shape, was considering spikes/fangs though that’s also Treble and Punk’s lol

Bass, Emerald Snake Arm Cuff: loosely based on a real arm cuff I saw in a book. Also considered black diamond, green diamond (he’s the titular ‘diamond in the rough’), and black opal

Proto Man, Ruby Aviator Badge: I went with ruby in the end, which seemed most obvious choice, but also considered red diamond and bixbite (red beryl)

Elec Man, Black Opal Ring: Also considered chatoyant Sapphire, Alexandrite (??? color shift?), chrysoberyl, angelite/anhydrite, and even hawkeye quartz (loosely inspired by a real hawkeye ‘lightning’ ring, before that I was thinking cufflinks, but seemed weird for him to become either a pair of gems, or even a single cufflink lol)

Jewel Man, Colorless Beryl (Goshenite) Monocle - also considered rock crystal, diamond, and Padparadscha sapphire. Apparently both beryl and rock crystal were historically used for eyeglasses. Monocle is a reference to gentleman thief archtypes, also they are just fancy. (Also I realized while drawing this that having a plique a jour monocle chain is probably super impractical, oh well lol)

Top Man, Imperial Topaz  Pendant in a Jeweled Egg - also considered alexandrite and spinel (for the pun, heh) and spessertite

Kalinka/Mega Girl, Rose Quartz Blossom Barrette: Pink :) though I considered other lesser known (but more valuable) pink gems

Quint, Alexandrite Wristwatch: Quint is a time traveler (of sorts), also considered model armillary sphere/astrolabe, a screwdriver, and jade or malachite or nanocrystal

Wily, Agate Cameo Belt Buckle: Loosely inspired by his skull belt in some of his game art, also considered amythist

Dr. Light, Alabaster bead on a bookmark tassel:  Dr. Light likes books! Was also considering rock crystal and goshenite

Ring Man, Zircon Hoop Bracelet: Reference to both his namesake and his carney background. Was also considering class ring (before assigning the ring to Elec Man) and a circlet. ‘Zircon’ just sounds circusy, must be the Z

Magnet Man, Garnet Horseshoe Amulet: garnets are apparently magnetic, also considered fridge magnet

Cut Man, Citrine Paperknife: for obvious reasons. I also considered topaz for the gem

Guts Man, Tourmaline Paperweight: funny/fitting pairing with the paper knife, the shape is in reference to the boulder he holds in game art (for a brief week, was a rock crystal until I realized those are clear lol smokey quartz would have made more sense)

Punk, Spinel Motorcycle Chain: ‘Spinel’ may be a derivative from Latin ’spina’ which means thorn

Rush, Labradorite Bone Collar Tag: Went for the pun!

Treble, Howlite Fang: and ditto for Treble

Others that weren’t in chapter (this list has no significance what-so-ever, I brainstormed a list of gems but also ‘trinkets’ and my brain just started associating lol)

Beat, Aquamarine Aigrette: Beat actually avoided transformation, but that’s what he would have been

Gyro Man: Mood Ring

Dr. Cossack: Selenite something or other

Dark Man: D20

Time Man: a pocket watch

Enker: Chess piece

Metal Man: A knife

Shadow Man: Also a knife, maybe jade

Yamato Man: Natsuke

Burner Man: Match Box

Fake Man: phenakite, derived from greek word for deceiver

Magic Man: Card Case

Needle Man: Rutilated quartz (it has needle-like inclusions)

Pharaoh Man: Scarab collar pin/cloak clasp

Star Man: Star Saphire?

And that's it from the notes, haha.

[hazbinhazbinhazbinreblog]

I just realized, I don't think I've actually shared any headcanons here, so here are some misc radiostatic hcs ^_^

This au was semi-collaborated on with a friend

-Alastor is semi-deaf while Vox is semi-mute, they often communicate with each other in sign language and notes

-They're married :3

-Alastor enjoys old cartoons, Vox will often play them while he's asleep since Al doesn't sleep himself

-Their marriage rings mirror each other, Als ring having a blue spinel on it, while Vox has a garnet

-Kind of like Alastors staff, Vox's hat is a living thing, but is only active when interacted with

-The Vee's weren't actually made, there was just the "AV's" (haha audiovisual joke)

-They often play duets together, Alastor likes playing the saxophone and Vox likes playing the Violin

-They can communicate from long distances with special radio frequencies, kind of like telepathy

-🥞

I LOVE THIS SO MUCH, the communicating through frequencies is a headcanon ive subsribed to for a while but these are so sweet

[mythicaldemigoddess-of-deltarune]

Hazformers-Ship CherriShock: The Nerd-Buck & Party-Girl (2024)

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[Note: Do NOT Reblog Without Permission...]

Credit for Hazformers AU goes to Blitzy-Blitzwing

Credit for Transformers goes to Hasbro & Takara

Credit for Transformers Animated goes to Sam Register & Matt Youngberg

Credit for Hazbin Hotel & Helluva Boss goes to Vivienne “Vivziepop” Medrano

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depending on how one can look at the ship of these two,

it can be like platonic or romantic, and be a bit like how Cherri and Pentious relationship started.

so far I came up with three ship names for Cherri & Shockwave...

the ship names are of course seen in the drawing, are ShockBomb, Cherriwave and CherriShock.

CherriShock might be my favorite one as Cherri & Shockwave's Platonic & Romantic Ship name.

I think Cherri would end up calling Shockwave a "Nerd" if they ever met...

she might also be a bit disrespectful to even Ratchet, maybe calling him "Grandpa" and even asking "who let him out of the home for the grumpy goats..."

I am speaking of a theoretical and hypothetical way, on what I believe could happen if Cherri ended up meeting Ratchet...

is it weird that Sera kinda reminds me of White Diamond of Steven Universe, like when you don't really hate her but she seems like a really bossy Mom and Matriarch who is stuck in the old ways of running things and thinks that "questioning" when it is needed, is bad and not a "good thing to do"...

Lilith, Charlie's Mom...could remind me of a bit of Pink Diamond but before she became a bit better and became Rose Quartz...

Lute could be a bit like Yellow Diamond and Jasper...

and Adam would possibly be like Blue Diamond, Spinel and Pink-Pearl.

Adam possibly went through a very bad depression because of Lilith and Lucifer, and he only ended up turning into a type of "Bad Boy" because those two had hurt him, like REALLY hurt him...in a emotional way.

even if he is full of himself and puts himself in a very high pedestal of importance, but for all we know...deep down, he is just a emotionally hurt soul who hides it and lets the worst parts of himself show instead of the parts of himself that he keeps hidden inside.

in theory, while there are different versions of Lilith in the Multiverse of the Fictional Dimension, the Lilith from the Hazbin Hotel's Main Timeline, might not be as sweet and loving to her family as she appears to be in the Fanon Timelines...

the book that tells the story about the Garden Of Eden, likely has half-truths and half-lies in it that Lilith may have wrote herself to make herself seem good in her daughter's eyes.

but at times there is more to a story than meets the eye.

just like how there is more than meets the eye when when it comes to who is a "good guy" and who's a "bad guy" when it comes to the Autobots and Decepticons...

like "If The Allspark is forever, Then Cybertron must be a lie."

being like a parody of "If Hell is forever, then Heaven must be a lie."

I think that Shockwave would be taller than Cherri, like I know he is a bit shorter in his demon form but still taller than most...

but I think that he would be a bit more taller than Cherri.

Cherri could be like a "Agent Of Anarchy" and if hypothetically, Shockwave were to go even more wild and cut loose, it could be from Cherri getting him throw those Cherry-Bombs all over the Pentagram of the Pride Ring...

and yeah the tags for this drawing having the whole "opposites attract" has to do with CherriShock, and the whole "nerd boy" has to do with Shockwave and party gal has to do with Cherri.

and I guess Shockwave in this drawing, allowing Cherri to touch him would be a shock to anyone...

Cherri might end up being a bad influence on Bumblebee if those two ever met, like Cherri could become protective of Bumblebee and see him as that annoying little brother who you can't let leave your sight or else they might get into trouble, even if Cherri is all for trouble...cause she tends to get in a lot of it with Angel, but it could be different when Bumblebee is just too naive and innocent for his own good.

so like how Angel & Niffty is like my favorite pair in a "I Fam it" way, because of how Angel is so protective of Niffty, and acts like a helicopter Dad to her.

Husk is more like the tired Dad, and Blitzwing would be like the Fun Dad...I'm pretty sure that Niffty would be shorter than Bumblebee in his Anthropomorphic Bee Demon form.

like picture Bumblebee getting startled by Niffty. XD

Prowl may have been a Bad Boy before he started to train with Yoketron...so imagine Niffty calling Prowl a "Bad Boy" in front of everyone, knowing his dirty secret...

Niffty probably has a "Bad Boy Radar" even if it might be off at times, and those she thought was a bad boy, turns out not to be...much to her disappointment...

anyway, once again this drawing can be seen as both a platonic and romantic ship, which is why I'm using both the tags "platonic ship" and "romantic ship" for this drawing.

I think sometime when I'm able to, I will do another ship drawing of Megatron x Carmilla Carmine, and maybe sometime do another drawing of CherriShock.

yeah I know it is possible that CherriShock and Megamilla wont become a thing in the main stories of Hazformer, and I'm okay with that.

besides I can always OTP ship CherriShock and Megamilla in that story that has to do with Sari Sumdac at the age of 23 being the Main Character...the story is still on hiatus, but at some point I do plan to have Sari become 24 years old in the story that I'm working on over at Quotev, but I'm going to take my time with it...

also in theory, is weird to think if they did make another Season of TFA on TV and not just the fan type way...

would it be possible that Blitzwing would of picked a third alternate mode like a speed boat...?

like he can be a Jet and a Tank, for both the Sky and Land...

so why not a Boat for the Water...?

if he could scan a third mode, he probably wouldn't of figured that out until much later on...so it could be possible that Blitzwing could of been able to turn into not just a Jet and Tank, but also a Boat as well.

anyway back to whole CherriShock drawing...

I guess this could be a bit of a odd couple and crackship.

also even if the drawing itself isn't like "super mature", but I still want to use the "mature audiences only" tag, because of reasons...

and no matter what Toxic-Religious Jerk of Man Thinks, Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss, is NOT for kids and is for a Mature Audiences...

I think I forgot the name of that Toxic-Religious Jerk, who dared call Hazbin Hotel a "Kids Show" or "Kids Cartoon" whichever it was that I might not 100% remember which, but I know that Toxic-Religious Jerk had peeved me off...

I probably wasn't the only one that jerk had peeved off, but anyway when you have Mature Content it might be important to give the Warning that the content is Mature and 18+ at the very start of a story of a book or like episode of a show, and maybe even in a video game...

because some parents will possibly scapegoat instead of blaming themselves for making sure the little kids don't view something they aren't suppose to until they are the proper age to view it.

it ain't the Mature Content that is the problem, it's the parents and those who are suppose to be watching the little kids and making sure they do NOT view certain Mature Content until they are at the right age to view it...

if I can call out the whole "Antichrist wanting to pull that two wrongs don't make a right" Sugar Honey Ice Tea, then I'm gonna point out that some parents need to stop that messed up scapegoating on mature content, that was NEVER suppose to be for little kids and are for mature audiences from 16 to 18+ and it can depend on the mature content.....it also might be possible that only some parents have some logical sense to not pull that scapegoating sugar honey ice tea. so there is still some hope...

also it's fine that not everyone read that whole post I wrote that had my thoughts about the Antichrist, and how if they go through with that whole messed up stuff they may want to do, it will prove they are no better than the Ancient Christians from the past when that whole dethroning of The Goddess and Divine Feminine Happen...but those who did that mess were only partly successful...

which is why I'm calling what the Antichrist wants to possibly do as "two wrongs that don't make a right"...and well it's fine that not many end up reading that post anyway, even if it does talk a bit of other stuff as well and reading it is optional. and not all Christians are the same, same goes for any other people who are part of different religions, and most of my Ancestors had different type of Religions they were a part of...one of them being Jewish...I still need to think over about if I want to go by "Neo-Christian" or not or just stick with just "Neo-Spiritual"...

anyway that aside, I am interested in seeing that new Transformers One Movie, I can't wait to watch...

is it weird I might feel at times, like I want to glomp Megatron from that Movie...?

although it is possible that in theory, some people who saw how Megatron was in that trailer, have the higher and extreme feelings of wanting to glomp him...

anyway once again, going to have the whole "mature audiences only" tag for this...and well even if those two might not even meet at all in the Hazformers stories by Blitzy-Blitzwing, and that's okay and I can still like the concept of those two being ship as CherriShock.

plus I can try to have CherriShock become a thing in the story that I'm working on where Sari is the Main Character, but at first she wasn't originally going to be the Main Character, a different character was but some ideas started to change slightly, so the original main character had become that type of Faux-Heroine that shows up first before the True-Heroine of the story...and yeah, that was the idea I decided to go with when some ideas started to change a little...

I also want to say that even if I might think that Cherri and Shockwave might never meet, but then again maybe they will...who knows maybe they could end up meeting but not really interact very much.

anyway it's okay that not everyone likes the whole CherriShock ship idea, and it's fine that only a few end up liking the idea of it.

also when I'm able to, I will do another CherriShock drawing...but it might not be right away and might be a while, maybe a few days or so before I start on the next drawing of Cherri & Shockwave...and this is both a Hazformers Fanart, as well as a Crossover Fanart and Ship between two characters who are possibly very opposite from each other...

[manorjewels]

Stunning fancy cut synthetic blue spinel vintage ring in yellow gold. This piece has long since sold but I wanted to share her with you all!

[darkx-the-dragon-kn1ght]

Pokémon Reborn Screenshot Let's Play: Chapter 39

As I said in the last chapter- I am VERY glad for this split between Chapters 38 and 39, as unplanned as it was. That's because it’s taken me a bit more time to adjust to this new schedule of weekday working than I expected, hence the slight delay with this update. Still, coulda been worse, at least the play session and notes were already done.

And hey, the timing works out even better, because yesterday was the one-year anniversary of me starting this Let’s Play! I was hoping I could do something special for the occasion, like maybe draw something or…something else, but I just didn’t have the time to do anything like that, especially this past week. But, maybe challenging the sixth Gym will be enough to celebrate such a milestone? Given there are 18 Gyms in total, I guess you could say I’m going to be about a third of the way through the game, technically. At this rate, I should be able to fully beat this game in another two years!

It’s pretty surreal that this has gone on for a whole year now- I wasn’t sure if I’d get this far, honestly. I mean, I hoped I would, but I can count on one hand the amount of personal media-related projects I’ve been able to finish over the years, so I had no idea how something like this would go. But we’re still chugging along, and I hope you readers have been enjoying the ride as much as I have!

But now, let’s focus more on the here and the now. Before getting into the other half of the last play session, it’s best to recap what went on in the previous half. It wasn’t like there was any story stuff, no worries there, but given those events lead directly to this chapter, it’d probably be good housekeeping to summarize.

Xera travels to Byxbysion Wasteland during a storm to track down a wayward Squirtle she had been told about by a Wasteland resident. She finds and catches the Pokémon, naming it Blast.

Xera returns to Pyrous Mountain and encounters a particularly timid Tepig, who she eventually finds on the volcano’s summit. She battles and successfully catches it, naming it Vulcan.

At Tanzan Cove, Xera fishes up and catches a Luvdisc who she names Amore. She trades this Luvdisc to a student of Apophyll Academy for Wish the Darumaka.

Xera evolves her Shiny Chingling, Ring, into a Chimecho and takes her to Azurine Island. There, Ring soothes a disturbed man who has taken up residence in the Observation Facility and trapped a Chikorita in the basement. He allows Xera to take the Chikorita, who she names Magnolia.

Xera travels through Chrysolia Forest and finds an abandoned train. In addition to the logs written by the train’s unfortunate captain, she finds a Pokémon Egg, which later hatches into a Cacnea she names Thorn.

Xera evolves a Burmy she caught earlier, named Hawk, into a Mothim and trades him to a man whose house was teleported into Chrysolia Forest. She receives a Bruxish named Mimix in exchange.

At the Spinel Town Museum, Xera encounters a pair of Team Meteor Grunts skulking around one of the exhibits. They challenge her to come find them at Tanzan Mountain- a challenge that she accepts. Xera is successful in defeating them and driving them away, and a museum worker gifts her a Cover Fossil as thanks.

Following the clues left behind by the missing train conductor, Xera makes her way back through Chrysolia Forest to the Lost Railcave. In a chamber deep in the cave, Xera finds the possible last words of the captain, who disappeared into “a world of glittering, static blue and stars” he found out of desperation. 

Among the items he left behind is a Poké Ball containing a Pokémon he intended to give to his daughter as a gift, but he now asks whoever finds his journal to watch over the Pokémon. The Ball is found to contain an Eevee, who Xera names Elio.

At the Sweet Kiss Candy Shop in Obsidia Ward, Xera is able to access an ice cream machine and, when attempting to buy Vanilla Ice Cream, finds a Vanillite drops down instead. She catches the Vanillite and names it Frost.

And then I went to sleep, because it was approaching midnight by the time I caught Frost! So now, there are plenty of teambuilding options for this upcoming Gym, a lot of ways this could go…but I’ll get more into that in the chapter proper. Let’s do this!

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[no-good-wyfe]

I’ve been down a rabbit hole wondering about medieval jewelry (and if I can reproduce it despite having no metalworking skills, to which the answer is mostly no) lately & I figured I would share the fruits of my museum collection searches for other medievalists/hobbyists/reenactors/nerds.

Jewelry of the 13th Century Anglo/Francosphere

TL;DR

Metals: 🟨 gold(tone)

Stones: mostly 🔵 cabochon, rarely 💠 simple cut, some carved 🗿 intaglio or cameo

Stone Colors: warm blues, emerald green, purples, burgundies, reds

Materials: enamel, 💎 gemstones (garnet, Ceylon sapphire, ruby/spinel, emerald) or glass paste imitations, ⚪ semi-precious stones (pearl, lapis, jasper, carnelian, coral, turquoise, porphyry)

Settings: bezel (oval and rectangular); ⚜️ intricate metalwork; more visible and textured metal than modern jewelry; more mixtures of stones and colors than modern tastes

Motifs: ◯ round, ✤ quatrefoil, ✙ cross, ✸ star (even numbers of points), ♣ trefoil, ❦ floral, 🐉 animals, 𝕬 inscription

Formats: brooches, ornamented clothing, rings, pendants, circlets, cuffs (rare)

A detailed look:

Some forms of jewelry that were very popular in the Roman Empire and are again today were just not the thing in the middle European Middle Ages. (Earrings, for example, seem to have barely existed. This is partially at least because ears were covered--by coifs and caps, hair, and (for women) braids or the chin strap and fillet/wimple/gorget.) In fact, a lot of the places we would put jewelry against our skin today were covered.

This left some other options:

Jewelry on Clothing

Medallions

Okay, these aren’t jewelry, strictly speaking, but they’re metalwork ornaments associated with a person.

Enamel Mitre Medallions

OA 3437 and OA 3438 Before 1291, Ile de France Louvre, Paris photos (c) Musée du Louvre / Stéphane Maréchalle 2015

Cloisonné and plique enamel over gold and copper, with decorative motifs of trefoils, quatrefoil, and stars in a palette of dark blue and green with accents that may once have been ruby red.

Appliqué Medallion

# MRR 256 13th c., Limoge Louvre, Paris photo (c) Musée du Louvre 2014

Gilded copper (though most gold is worn off) with quatrefoil champlevé enamel in emerald green, lapis blue, and white or off-white.

Brooches

Perhaps the most prevalent medieval jewelry item in the Anglo & French regions. These were worn at the shoulder for men and breast for women, often anchoring a cloak, or to close the collar. As the ornate fermail and double-ring brooch suggest, these ran the gamut from practical to incredibly decorative and ornate.

Garnet & Silver Gilt Animal Ring Brooch; Green and Blue Glass and Gilt Ring Brooch

Left, # 2003,0703.1 13th century; found in Suffolk, England British Museum, London photo (c) The Trustees of the British Museum

Right, # M.28-1929 13th c., England V&A, London photo © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Cabochon garnets or carbuncles in the gilded silver brooch (L), perhaps once paired with smaller stones in the eyes of metalwork animals that bite the pin bracket. The right brooch, also silver gilt, sports two glass paste emerald and sapphire "gems" in cabochon. It was probably a lover's token; it reads (in Lombardic-lettered French) IOSV ICI ATI VCI or "jo su[i] ici a t[o]i v[o]ici" which I might translate as "I am here with/belonging to you, look!"

Ruby & Sapphire Ring Brooch; Sapphire, Garnet, and Pearl Fermail

Left, # 6808-1860 1275-1300, England V&A, London photo © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Right, # OA6287 1250-1300, France Louvre, Paris photo (c) Musée du Louvre

Blogs often claim that stones were only polished en cabochon until the 16th century, and that medieval jewelers couldn't cut gemstones. But this 13th-century gold ring brooch (left) pairs table-cut purple rubies with collet-set cabochon sapphires, and may evidence early medieval gem-cutting or reuse of Roman cut stones. The silver gilt fermail, right, includes pearl beads, garnets and sapphires both cut and cabbed, and one glass paste cabochon. Both are intricately textured, with punchwork (L) and floral metalwork, probably cast and then attached (R).

Double Ring Brooch with Sapphire and Glass "Emeralds"

# M.26-1993 13th c., England V&A, London photo © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

This gold double brooch is so small they think it was for a woman or child. Central sapphire cab is flanked by glass paste "emeralds" in bezel settings and metalwork featuring two animal heads.

Jewelry on the Body

Rings

Many are probably familiar with the signet ring, used for pressing into sealing wax, which could be intaglio-carved gemstone or metals. There were also a number of decorative and/or talismanic gemstone rings.

LtR:

#M.7-1929 | #M.180-1975 | #OA 11265 1250-1300, England | 1250-1300, Engl/France | 13th c., Engl/France V&A, London | V&A, London | Louvre, France photos L&C © Victoria and Albert Museum, London | R (c) Musée du Louvre

Sapphire in gold is the name of the game when it comes to rings in the thirteenth century; even the purple stones on the left are purple sapphires. (Sapphires were said to aid chastity, purity, and the effectiveness of prayer.) For larger stones, the bezel often has claws added (L); the central ring is an example of a full claw setting that modern viewers might find surprisingly tall. Naturalistic flourishes are added (C & R); these might be pre-cast then attached to the base (R).

Pendants

We equate pendants with necklaces, but their medieval applications also included wear as badges, from headpieces, and on horse decorations.

Left, bloodstone jasper cameo in silver setting # MRR 218 1100-1300, France? Louvre, Paris photo (c) Musée du Louvre / Jean Blot 1984

Right, champlevé enamel, gilt copper, and paste "emerald" (harness) pendant # 1976.169 13th c., France Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland photo CC0 Open Access

Statue Jewelry

From here, we get into the really ridiculous stuff; the previous categories could be relatively everyday (as much as ornamentation reserved exclusively for the wealthy can be an everyday thing) but the following examples are astonishing displays not necessarily for wear.

"La Couronne" de Vierge et l'Enfant d'ivoire de la Sainte-Chapelle

# OA 57 B 1250-1300, France Louvre, Paris photo (c) Musée de Louvre

This was not even a crown for a person, but rather for a painted ivory statue of the Virgin Mary, holding her infant son. (Though circlets, even set with stones, were sometimes worn as part of women's head dress.) It's incredibly ornate gold, set with pearls, garnets and rubies, sapphires, and turquoise (?) en cabochon.

Anneau de Saint-Denis

# MS 85 BIS 1200-1215, France Louvre, Paris photos (c) Musée du Louvre / Daniel Arnaudet 1990

This astonishing piece, which is ring-sized but now displayed as a cuff on an ivory hand, is made of gold and displays every possible gemstone appearance characteristic of the period. The front piece has a central sapphire and is surrounded by quartz with red backing (mimicking ruby/garnet), amethysts, pearls, and sapphires, some set on yellow backing (mimicking turquoise?). Most are en cabochon on this face, but two are faceted and two intaglio. Were this not enough, the three other 'faces' of the ring are set with gems as well, two cameos (probably sapphire and garnet?) and one amethyst intaglio set in ornate gold filigree.

[lucileeris]

re: padparadscha's color

to be honest it takes everything in me to not make an annoying post on the actual color of hnk padparadscha when i see them portrayed as bright red. yes it's an artistic choice & i understand that but the actual gemstone is not red. rubies, sapphires, and padparadschas are all corundums, with the ONLY difference between them being the color (which is honestly subjective even between labs). but the general idea is that rubies are red, pinkish red, and purplish red, and padparadschas are some type of orangy pink while sapphires are every other color, not just blue.

some examples:

this is a padparadscha ring (and my cat vivi!) as certified by GIA

youd think that this was a ruby, and yes, some labs might classify it as such. but mine is an "orangish red sapphire" lol

this is pink but it's a sapphire!

and this one is purplish blue, which makes it also a sapphire.

bonus:

this is red but it's not corundum - it's a spinel, which have historically been mistaken for rubies!

okay im done now.

[the-character-lounge]

Blackmail?

(I skipped a bit because it wasn’t really worth drawing and that’s that they found out Candy is trying to start up Osiris again)

That morning, whenever Randy woke up, he would find himself unable to move for a time with a pressure on his chest. Not only that, but he could feel like he'd just woken up from a pretty wild dream, something between exciting and horrifying but he couldn't remember a thing about it. Just that he was in a cold sweat but flushed and breathing heavily before he was finally released from that hold. And then there was silence. Something tapping on his bedroom door, not a hoof but something lighter.

Randy tried with all his might to try and move. But his body was paralyzed completely. Panic began to set in, and he thought he was dying. But when there was that gentle rap at his door he was convinced that he had died, and death had come to collect his soul. He couldn’t speak, he couldn’t cry for help. All he could do was stare hopelessly at the door, frozen in a stupefied despair.

 The tapping turned in to a soft scraping, like needles running along wood and chipping paint. After that, more silence, and then paper sliding. A black envelope slipped under his door, the same wax seal as the last one resting on it. Whatever presence was there, it seemed to leave immediately after this.

Immediately he felt like control had been returned to his body, and he sat up, a dry scream in his throat. He wiped his brow, and gasped for air, feeling like he had been suffocating. He got up to open the door and look into his apartment, but when his hoof touched down on the envelope, he nearly pissed himself. He looked down slowly, and retrieved the silky, shimmering black envelope, and flipped it over in his hooves. Whatever was in this envelope, it was obviously going to be important. He swallowed, and very slowly popped the wax seal, and removed the contents, his eyes slowly scanning over each letter or image.

If he looked at his door, he would find on the other side there were very tiny scratch marks. First, there was a letter with newspaper clippings. It simply said 'What you don't know', and when unfolded it had a photo in a pocket. The pocket read 'Is what I do.' The photograph was flipped around in the pocket, so when he pulled it out he'd see the back first which also had lettering. 'Knowledge is power, friend.' The photo was a little worn, maybe half a decade old, and just a little bit out of focus but not too bad to show the image clearly. It looked like an investigative photograph of Flannel with what seemed to be a young mare at first glance, just a little smaller than him, a blue and purple mane curled all over her neck and shoulders. But on closer inspection, it was clear, those blue eyes, the purple fur, the long horn, it was definitely Spinel. But with a much more petite frame overall, even the nose, though slender, was sleek.

 He stared at the photo for a long time. What felt like an hour. Where the hell were all these things coming from?? And this particular piece didn’t seem to be helping their cause in anyway. Matter of fact, it clearly looked more like a threat and warning. Randy rushed over to his closet and began getting dressed, even though he smelled of sweat. The gift was going to have to wait. He had to warn Spinel about this. Some pony knew about.. whatever the hell was going on in this photo. Once he had something decent on, he speedily made his way for the door, and took the stairs. He was afraid who ever had come to his apartment was tailing him, so he took a few back alley short cuts and alternate routes to loose any pony following him. He’d eventually arrive at Spinel’s intercom, huffing and sweating profusely. The sun was barely peaking over the hills of the nearby park when he rang the buzzer. He knew Spinel was going to be pissed, but this was more important than some beauty sleep.

 He had to ring the buzzer quite a few times, before a voice came on that wasn't Spinel's. "Spinel is asleep, who is this? I'll wake him up if you need me to."

 “T- Tell him h- his lawyer is here, a- and that we need t- to talk right now.” He looked over his shoulder every other second, hoping that some shadowy figure wasn’t about to lurch from the fading darkness and nab him. He impatiently tapped his hoof and waited for either the elevator to come down, or for the intercom to buzz again.

There was a surprisingly short wait, about a minute, before the elevator opened and brought him up. When the doors opened, Spinel was standing there looking irritated, still in his robe and a couple of large curlers in his mane. "You either better be really fucking thirsty for me right now or you should have something to tell me that's going to make me shit myself."

Randy frowned and waved the letter around in Spinel’s face. “I- I’m happy t- to see you too jerk.” He pushed past him and headed for the suite. “A- Another letter c- came. A- And we n- need to talk about wh- what’s in it.” He was definitely in a hurry, still feeling like he was being followed for some reason. “Th- This could g- get us in a sh- shit ton of tr- trouble if w- we don’t come u- up with a pl- plan for this. ”

Spinel's jaw dropped, and he turned to follow. "Shit, Randy, who the fuck did you piss off?" His magic was yanking out the curlers and he gave a few grunts at this as he followed. He got a little more serious, though still annoyed. He didn't have the flower in his mane at the moment. "Is it more on your ex? They didn't take pictures of that did they...? Or did somepony get a photo of one of my jewels because we have a good cover for that..."

 “- It’s about you.” He said rather bluntly. He motioned for Spinel to come over and sit with him. After he sat down, he placed the letter in his lap. “I- If we’re going t- to beat.. wh- whatever this is, y- you have to be o- one hundred percent.. completely honest w- with me… okay?” He looked at him with some anxiety, his eyes occasionally darting towards the window or door, the fear of having been followed still hanging over his head.

Spinel stared at him blankly, then very slowly slid himself next to him to sit, staring intensely. "What about me beside my business could be an issue...?" He glanced anxiously at the envelope, then back up at Randy. There was nothing he could think of.

Randy nodded at the envelope. “.. L- Look for y- yourself.” He held his head and leaned over his thighs. “I- I don’t kn- know how. Th- The picture is.. I mean they w- would have to h- have been r- right there in pl- plain sight… I- It just… it just doesn’t make sense…”

Spinel took the envelope, frowning a bit as he mumbled while looking over the contents, not yet seeing the photo. "What fucking moron decided 'what' has an 'H'..." He grumbled and frowned more at the lettering on the back, which had bigger words, but all that irritation left the moment he flipped it around. In fact, he threw it rather abruptbly like it was some kind of poisonous spider and pressed himself tight against the couch to stare at it as it fell to the ground, eyes wide. His eyes wandered to Randy a moment, then quickly to the photo which he scrambled to grab up again.

“… Th- That’s… y- you, isn’t it? N- Next to.. um.. th- that stallion from the s- store.” He couldn’t remember his name. But he hadn’t changed too much in the years that followed that picture. “.. W- We have t- to talk a- about this.. c- come up w- with a plan t- to keep it a secret…”

Spinel stared off at a wall vacantly, very slowly tucking the photo under his robe. He started to rock, just a little bit, not too noticeable at the time. He tried to talk, he did, but his lip trembled and what came out was a pathetic sputter, making him smack himself slightly to get it to stop. He shook his head rapidly and glared at Randy, "What's this going to do to me? Other than piss me off? Flannel's a nopony. This picture goes public? All it does is prove he was with... me." He said 'me' hesitantly, as if not wanting to even admit who that was in the photo. "The only one fucked from this would be him, and I don't give a shit what happens to that prick."

 Randy sighed. “Th- That’s tr- true… b- but we c- can’t take any chances. O- Obviously, wh- whoever took this p- picture knew th- that you were, fr- from wh- what I can gather, s- selling yourself t- to him.” He looked apologetic as he said this. Randy had no idea what to call it without making it sound worse than it was. And the fact he was so young made things even worse. He scooted a bit closer to him and searched his eyes. “.. W- We are g- going to have to t- talk about h- how we can keep th- this under wraps. Cr- Create some kind of al- alibi to di- disguise the f- fact you were involved in.. ‘prostitution’ way b- back when…” He looked at his hooves and sighed. “I kn- know I’m not making th- this sound pleasant in an- anyway, but I have t- to be honest with you. A- And you need to be honest with m- me.” He softly placed his hoof on Spinel’s thigh. “I- It’s the only way we’ll be able t- to keep you safe.”

He breathed a little heavier, automatically retreating away a little at the touch and turning his body slightly away in a defensive manner. "It's not that hard to say I was 'kept'. Pretty sure he'd call it that too." He was rocking just a little bit more than before. "He didn't pay me. He payed for my motel." He bit his lip.

 It didn’t matter though. And, whether Spinel couldn’t see it, or didn’t want to see it, Flannel had been buying his ‘services’ for many years. “… D- Do you hate him f- for.. for keeping you l- like he did?” he asked, trying to put things in a more gentler way.

He scoffed loudly. "Please. He was always a jackass. If anything, the only useful thing he did was give me a place to stay until I could do it all on my own." He closed his eyes and crossed his forelegs stubbornly, back hoof tapping.

“.. and that’s o- one hundred percent true?” Randy asked, a bit skeptical, but unable to tell if he was lying. Dammit, he really wished Spinel was wearing his flower. It made communicating with him about edgy stuff like this a lot.. easier.

"I don't know what you want me to tell you. But that's the exact opposite reason why I hate him." he frowned, looking at Randy finally. He looked guarded still, a lot more than usual.

He sighed and scratched the back of his head. “I’m just.. trying to gather i- information th- that could help us.. make Flannel the sc- scape goat, in case th- this picture and information l- leaked out.”

"I'm telling you, the only one fucked by that photo is him. I don’t know what kind of shit whoever this is wants to pull, but they sure as hell didn't take this with me in mind back then. I didn't have anything anypony would have wanted, other than my 'skill' and..." He went quiet, then shook his head, "Nothing they would want. Flannel has a whole life to pick apart."

“O- Okay… w -well, any information w- will help,” Randy said, slightly defeated. He sat back on the couch, still worried about all the implications that the photo had. But, as long as any information with that photograph was vague, they could pin it all on Flannel. Make him out to be a manipulative bastard who bribed Spinel into doing ‘favors’ for him. He sat beside the unicorn quietly, looking over at him occasionally. “.. I guess I p- panicked m- more than I.. sh- should have then?”

"I don't know. This scares the hell out of me. But not the same reason you're thinking." He stared off again, trying to collect himself. "... I might need some tea, I just can't-- Ngh.."

“I th- think I could use s- some myself,” he admitted and got up to follow Spinel to the kitchen. “I.. I had th- the… the strangest dream before I c- came over there…” he whispered, getting out a kettle and filling it with water. “I c- can’t really r- remember wh- what it was… b- but when I woke u- up I couldn’t move. P- Paralyzed completely…” he shook his head. “Sc- Scared the shit o- out of me..."

Spinel opened a cupboard and pulled out a tea tin, opening it up to a little baggie that had a loose leaf blend in it, but it all looked softly powdered with shiny little crystals. He scooped two little spoonfulls in to some disposeable tea bags and set them on the counter while he waited for the kettle to boil. He looked at Randy curiously. "And then you got the letter...?" He scratched his head, "Or was that something else...?"

 “Sc- Scratches at m- my door.” He shuddered and nodded. “B- But yes, th- then I saw the letter on th- the floor.” He watched the flames lick the underside of the kettle for awhile in silence; just mulling things over. The whole thing felt off. And he was still feeling uneasy, even though they had… sort of come up with a fail-safe. But.. curiosity ate away at him.  He looked over at Spinel. “… Wh- What other r- reason are you scared?” he asked as he leaned on the counter, eyes still staring at the flickering flames.

 "..That's fucked up. Maybe you should stay here for a while." He went quiet and internalized his thoughts until Randy spoke again, looking up hesitantly. "... I want that part of my life to be done with. That's all."

Randy nodded. “I m- may go back a- and get a few things.. b- but I would love to stay here wi- with you.” He scratched at his neck. “I kn- know how th- that song goes…” A few fleeting tweets came from the kettle. “.. I- It is g- good to talk a- about things too though,” he said quietly. “H- Helps you.. m- move on. S- So um.. if you ever w- want to talk to me, y- you know I’ll listen.” He looked over and smiled, a gentleness in his expression.

 He stared off, not even reacting to the noise of the kettle, his ears didn't even flick. What was there he could possibly talk about? He doubted anyone could understand. He smiled a little arrogantly, "I'm better now, what's there to move on from?"

“To b- be honest? .. A lot of things,” he said, a knowing look in his eyes. “Y- You have b- been through h- hell… a- and it shows sometimes.” He tilted his head to one side and shrugged apologetically. “S- Sorry, l- like you said. I’m j- just being honest.”

 He finally got some focus and started to pour the tea, it had a slight hint of citrus and berry to the smell, and he left the cups to steep for a bit, dipping the bags in and out on occasion to get it all evened out. "Well you saw the photo. What's it tell you...?" He didn't look at Randy. He refused to. He simply stared at the water in the cups as it slowly darkened.

“Well.. I noticed the dr- dress and m- make up…” he said as he watched the water in the cups as well. “Y- You don’t obviously w- wear that st- stuff anymore… wh- what changed? It was a good l- look for you,” he said with a soft chuckle.

 He choked up suddenly, stopping all movement. He let go of the tea bags, and without a word, swiftly turned and stormed off to his room.

[foreverinthepagesofhistoryy]

I’ve barely begun on the next chapter😭😭 and thought I would send you a sneak peek. 🤣 a lot will happen both plot wise, but it will be more focused on the vologarian monarchy for this bit. But I just had to send this in solely because I wrote Peter….and I still cannot stand him😭 this chapter will be out quite late I am afraid, but I know you are also equally as busy so I thank you for your patience.

I just love the fact that Alix is so done with Peter in this….

Alix is halfway up to her fathers office when she stops in her tracks, eyes taking in Peter as he sits on the wooden chairs outside their fathers office. Alix first instinct upon seeing her brother is to turn back as swiftly as she can, hoping he hadn’t caught sight of her and leave as fast as she can. she has no intention of speaking to Peter, in fact ever since that argument in the car they hadn’t spoken. Before Alix could make her swift exit Peter’s eyes caught hers, his blue eyes were wide and mouth agape as he took in his sister, he immediately stood, smiling wide at her. Alix inwardly cursed, he had the gall to smile at her. Him. After he had caused her so much grief and pain. After all Alix was sure this meeting was to talk about his recent escapades, and how to clean them up. It made her sick, both physically and emotionally.

It was then that Alix let her eyes really take in Peter. His complexion had changed since she last saw him, his usual paleness and gaunt expression gone; replaced by an almost sun kissed complexion, as if he had been in some remote island of the Pacific. But it wasn’t his complexion that made Alix’s ears burn red, it was his attire. Ever since Infancy Alix and Peter had prided themselves on being grandchildren of the king, and then upon their fathers accession children of the king. That meant when you walked into the kings office, you were smart, your clothes were proper and efficient.

What Peter dawned was the opposite, hair unwashed in an Adidas tracksuit and Birks. With his fucking uncut toenails.

Alix couldn’t help herself as she muttered You’ve got to be kidding.” Peter catches the end of the statement, his wide smile gone, blue eyes paling as he takes in his sister’s judgmental gawks. He looks pained, almost embarrassed. In retaliation he points to her attire.

It is then that Alix realizes she had not changed from her outing with the horses this morning. She had landed after leaving the borbons on a flight that lasted just three short hours. Had made it back for supper, and to her astonishment her father was still on his last engagement. So Alix had sat and ate with the servants, her mother supposedly out. After recalling the servants with her tales, and inquiring about their family, Alix had set of on a ride around the grounds. She supposed she should have changed from her tailcoat riding suit.

Peter balks with a scoff—“Oh, like you look any better, fucking clown suit.”

Before Alix can retaliate with a better comeback the office door opens and their father stands in the doorway. His stature large and looming over them with a gaze akin to fire. Menacingly eyeing Peter with a glare that makes him take a minuscule step back. “What is the meaning of this disrespectful attitudes you harbor for one another?” He barks out, his voice loud enough it makes even Alix shrink back.

Peter remains the stiff boy he always had been, and Alix doesn’t know how it took her so long to view him like so. She had always, always held him high regard, her companion for life, but now as she watches him, watches how he glares at her with such animosity she finds she is the one being blamed.

“Papa you made mention of HER being here in your call yesterday” Peter speaks, and Alix feels her heart break as he says it. So much so that Alix can’t help but let the words ring out. She really should refrain herself.

“Papa, you didn’t mention that Peter would be here, surly he should be out wasting our money and disappointing our people with his spineless childish behavior, perhaps we should give him a bid for fear he will make a bigger mess than he already has”

Alix thinks she can see her father stifle a small smile. But it’s to fast to register.

I will say I have a lot of research for this chapter and I hope it surprises you in a good way….although one can never know what lurks in the shadows🤭🤭….as always, I wish you a wonderful week!!❤️-🇪🇸

That little brat…

Anyway I think we all know what is coming up and this piece is just amazing, Peter sucks as always, someone needs to restrain me before I throw him off the edge of the universe, but yeah this is amazing!

Keep up the great work and sorry this took so long to answer! 🤍

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Silver is a relatively soft metal, with a hardness that is intermediate between gold and copper. It is more malleable and ductile than gold, which means that it can be easily shaped and molded into various forms. However, it is not as hard as copper, which means that it is more prone to scratches and other types of damage. Because of its softness, silver is usually alloyed with another metal to harden it enough to maintain the desired shape and details when it is used in jewelry and other decorative objects. This helps to give it the necessary strength and durability for use in these types of applications. Throughout history, silver has played a prominent role in the production of jewelry and objets d'art. It is prized for its beauty and versatility, and it is often used in a wide variety of different types of jewelry, including rings, earrings, pendants, and bracelets. It is also used in decorative objects, such as candlesticks, vases, and other decorative items.. Size : 17.73 NL / 55.7 FR / 7½ US / O½ UK. Gender : female. Weight (in grams) : 2.7. Condition : New. Offers : no.