A technical question re the use of silver for settings with pearls..Archived Message
Posted by Beth1 on October 30, 2014, 4:28 am
The question of some pearl earrings set with diamond surmounts in silver (possibly belonging to the Empress Eugenie) has made me wonder, for the umpteenth time, how jewellery items which have diamonds set in silver and also have pearls are cleaned so that the tarnish is removed. The combination was so common in the nineteenth-century, so I assume there is a safe way of cleaning the setting without damaging the pearls.
on October 30, 2014, 4:28 am