ELOWEN BRACELET

• this lucky bracelet features a rare and collectible, mid-century opal czech glass cabochon. opal glass is created by hand mixing and molding multiple glass colors with tiny pieces of goldstone glass. 

• czech glassmakers were the first to develop methods for press-molding glass buttons in the early 19th-century. they began with solid colored glass and then, as their skills grew, started producing multi-colored stones mimicking gems like opals. 

in this piece:

• vintage lampworked opal oval glass cabochon, made in czechoslovakia

• three brass stampings made today in the usa in vintage dies

• tiny hand-dyed lady washington mother-of-pearl button, made from mississippi river mussel shells, at chain end, circa 1950-1960

• antiqued brass chain