[Jewelry making - Article 00938] - Re: [Orchid] Properly marking jewelery

[The Doctor]

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>         yellow gold elements soldered to sterling sheet. The back of
>     the piece was clearly marked with both 14k and sterling. I didn't
>     think that marking the piece that way was legal.  When making
>     jewelry that incorporates different metals and techniques for
>     joining them, how should jewelry (or objects) be marked? 

    They should be marked with full disclosure of each metal. 

    Here in the US, the FTC provides guides for quality marking of
    jewelry items. You can research to your heart's content at the
    ftc.gov web site. Section 23.9 (a) (1) states: If a quality mark on
    an industry product is applicable to only part of the product, the
    part of the product to which it is applicable (or inapplicable)
    should be disclosed when, absent such disclosure, the location of
    the mark misrepresents the product or part's true composition. 

    Disclosure, in this case, means that you can't mark 14k on the
    sterling component without disclosing (marking) the article as
    sterling, as well. 

    You don't mention whether the piece in question has a trademark or
    the name of the person who marked it for quality. If an article is
    marked for quality (14k, .925, 850/150, etc.), the trademark or name
    of the person, company, etc. must also be applied to the article.
    This is often overlooked and seldom, if ever, enforced. We really
    could use a better system. 

James in SoFl

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