[Jewelry making - Article 01081] - Re: [Orchid] Medieval pearl setting

[Laurie Cavanaugh]

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Hello, Graeme,

    I am also very interested in medieval european jewelry methods. From
    the photos I have pored over and the pieces I've stared at in
    museums, I think they did it with cold joinery. It is difficult to
    tell with jewelry that is 600 years old, but it looks to me like the
    wire going through the pearls has been upset (made into a rivet or
    nail head) and the other end going through the main piece has been
    riveted also. 

    Orchid had an interesting discussion a while ago about melting wire
    near pearls or beads - search the archives for the phrase 'balls at
    the end' and you might turn up some interesting stuff. Given the
    danger to the pearls and the look of the wire ends, I think that this
    was all done mechanically in the middle ages. 

Laurie Cavanaugh
soon to be MedievalJeweler.com!

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