Anne V Massey
Ribbon necklace
Ribbon necklace
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This delicate ribbon necklace consists of a narrow strip of recycled sterling silver, hand hammered to wrap around itself in an irregular coiled cone. It comes in two colours, gold vermeil or plain silver. It would be an ideal gift for Mother's Day, a special birthday or to say "thank you".
- Available in two colour-ways, understated plain silver or eye-catching gold vermeil.
- The gold vermeil version is thickly plated with yellow gold.
- Measures about 1.2cm x 1cm x 1cm.
- A choice of three chain lengths, 16”/40cm, 18”/45cm or 20”/50cm.
- Handmade by me in Hove.
- Posted within the UK by Royal Mail Special Delivery.
- For overseas customers there is a minimum order of £100.
This delightful little pendant is light but strong, thanks to the technique of anticlastic raising. Its sophisticated satin-matte finish and simple design will appeal to the style-conscious. This is a piece which I find very satisfying. The principle is simple but the result very attractive. The ribbon neckace is chic enough for evening-wear and unfussy enough for everyday. Its stylish, easy to wear modern design can be dressed up or down for any occasion.
The pendant hangs from a sterling silver snake chain with a lobster catch. Both colourways will occasionally need cleaning. This can be done using aluminium foil, bicarbonate of soda and hot water – an alternative to harsh chemicals which will not damage the delicate surface.
Free gift wrapping can be selected from the Cart. Just click on View my Cart; it will be under the list of pieces ordered.
Postage is free. Your order will be posted at no extra charge by Royal Mail Special Delivery (within the UK only). I am happy to ship outside the UK - I will pay the postage but the buyer will be responsible for any fees, duties or taxes which may be levied for delivery. My aim is to post in stock items within 5 working days. Made to order items take 2-4 weeks. I will send you the tracking number for the parcel.After posting I will email you with the tracking number. I am currently not posting to countries in the EU due to the complexity of the new rules.
I can always be contacted at info@annevmassey.com if you want to ask about anything.
Care information
Care information
Silver tarnishes over time. Pieces which are gold plated all over (gold vermeil) may need cleaning every now and again; although gold does not tarnish, the silver underneath may. All my work is best cleaned by methods which do not involve rubbing, which causes the jewellery to lose its semi-matte finish and gradually makes it become shiny. My favourite involves using readily available household items - hot water and bicarbonate of soda with aluminium foil in a heatproof glass or ceramic bowl or a stainless steel vessel. Even better, it's sustainable! You can re-use old foil - repeatedly! - but it needs to be clean. You can clean more than one piece of jewellery at a time, but as this is an electrochemical process each piece needs to be in contact with the foil. It doesn't matter which way up the foil is. The hotter the water, the faster the reaction goes. Enough bicarb should be used to cover each piece. This won’t damage the gold plating on wholly- or part-plated pieces, but boiling water should never be poured directly onto pieces which incorporate stones; some stones can be damaged or even destroyed by thermal shock. You can use hand-hot water in this case, or - more effectively - bring the piece(s) up to boil from cold in a stainless steel saucepan. There are many versions of this technique available on the internet, and also many sites which have information about stones and their vulnerability/resistance to thermal shock.
The first two images show a pendant before and after cleaning by this method. 
The next series of images shows a more heavily tarnished brooch. The images are taken at 20 minute intervals. As you can see, the brooch never becomes as clean and bright as the example above.
This technique works best if the piece is not too heavily tarnished.
Storing your jewellery properly can help retard or prevent tarnishing. Direct sunlight, humidity, chlorine and hairspray all accelerate tarnishing. Storing the jewellery in a box in a dry room (not the bathroom, for example) will help keep it looking bright and fresh. The jewellery should not be worn to a swimming pool, and hairspray should be applied before putting jewellery on. Salt (including from perspiration) can also react with silver, so it should not be worn for swimming in the sea.
If you don’t mind losing the surface “bloom”, you can use a commercially available cleaner such as Goddard’s foaming paste, or even toothpaste, with a soft toothbrush.
Much of this information is taken from Masamitsu Inaba's article Tarnishing of Silver: A Short Review in the Victoria and Albert Museum's Conservation Journal, January 1996 Issue 18. Many thanks.
