Fair Lady Necklace

Keep things classy with the Fair Lady Necklace from the Philippines. This necklace features capiz, the thin shell of a marine mollusk. First artisans wash and soak shells. After the shells have dried, they are cut into shapes, dyed and edged with metal wire. A finishing coat of varnish completes this labor-intensive process. Before glass windows became available in the Philippines, capiz was used for windows in houses!

• Silver-plated brass chain with circle- and oval-shaped smoked capiz in silver-plated brass binding
• Round pieces measure 0.5D inches, small ovals measure 0.75Lx0.5W inches, large ovals measure 1Lx0.75W inches
• Adjustable: 32.25-36.25L inches
• Handcrafted in the Philippines with Ten Thousand Villages