Vintage Damascene Heart Pendant Necklace

Description
A 1960s–1970s damascene pendant shaped like a heart hung from its point, covered in gold-tone scrollwork against a blackened ground. A beaded white band sweeps across the center like a fold of ribbon. The curling leaf pattern is typical of the Toledo damascene tradition, worked in miniature. Small, detailed, and easy to layer.

Materials
Gold-tone metal with black damascene-style inlay and white enamel

Details

• Era: 1960s–1970s
• Style / design notes: Inverted heart pendant with scrolling foliate pattern and beaded band; chain is a later replacement, not original to the pendant
• Function: Spring ring clasp closure
• Color: Gold-tone, black, white
• Condition: Great vintage condition, light wear to the gold-tone at the pendant edges
• Measurement: Chain 16", pendant .5"

Collected by Mineral and Matter