White and Goldstone Venetian glass necklace on sterling silver chain

Venetian glass pendant necklace

This Venetian glass pendant features an authentic venetian handcrafted bead speckled with Goldstone dust and white glass. The base is clear so it has an airy feel. The Venetian glass pendant is anchored on an 18 inch sterling silver chain, stamped "925 Italy".  The Venetian glass pendant necklace is wonderful for fall and winter fashion. Please note each Venetian glass pendant is individually handcrafted, therefore no two are alike. Slight variations in color speckling will vary from piece to piece. Your Venetian glass pendant necklace will be near identical to the image shown.

History of Venetian (Murano) Glass 

In the year 1291, the city of Venice designated the island of Murano for production of luxury glass. The island was an ideal locale for two main reasons; first, if a fire were to break out, it would be secluded to the island only; second, the secrecy of their glass trade was able to be closely monitored. By the 14th century, Murano's glassmakers were soon the island’s most prominent citizens. Some of the perks were enjoying immunity from prosecution by the Venetian state and daughters of a glassmaker were married into some of Venice’s most affluent families. One downside of the being a Glassmaker was you were not allowed to leave the Republic and if they did, there were never allowed to return to the trade.

How Venetian Glass is made 

All beads from Venice are made using the centuries-old process of hand forming a single glass bead on a copper wire and then dissolving the wire out of the bead using nitric acid. This technique leaves the bead hole crystal clean all the way through. When white gold comes in contact with the nitric acid, from time to time, it turns the area around the bead hole a “bronzy” copper color. Each batch of beads will vary, no two will ever be alike. Many "imitation" Venetian beads are mass produced (in places like China and India) with several beads formed on a single steel mandrel that has been coated with a liquid releasing agent. When the beads are later slid off the mandrel, the hole is coated with white powder remnants of the releasing agent. This is a sure fire way to tell the beads are not authentic Venetian beads.

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