Mexico’s streams give forth cool green jade and rich gold; its shores provide coral and dainty pearls. Its brown hills yield silver and copper and gems whose colors form a dazzling palette for the jeweler. And Mexico has never lacked the artists to mold its abundant jewels into finished pieces of beauty.
In this enjoyable volume, Mary L. Davis and Greta Pack show us the splendors of Mexican jewelry. After briefly tracing the history of the jewelry of Mexico, they describe the various types and explain the basic techniques used in handling the metals of Mexican jewelry and in displaying the gems. Finally, they examine the creative accomplishments of some influential twentieth-century jewelry makers.
A favorite among travelers, coilectors, and jewelry makers, Mexican Jewelry has become a classic introduction to the richness and variety of this Mexican folk art.

Mexican Jewelry

Arts & Photography

Mary L. Davis

Greta Pack

History & Criticism

University of Texas Press

Jewelry making by the lost wax process

The cire-perdue, or Lost Was Process, of jewelry making is not a new technique, but an ancient one. Using this method, the Indians of South and Central America produced many of their remarkable bold ornaments. In this book, Miss Pack describes the modern, up-to-date method of casting jewelry by centrifugal force in a mold of dental investment, formed from a wax pattern. The material is presented in four parts: Tools and equipment, uses of different waxes, and methods in forming a pattern and mold. Part 2 offers 19 projects...for making rings, brooches, pendants, earrings, and bola tie slides. Step-by-step directions and illustrations take the reader from design to finished article and are easy follow. There is also information on constructive processes, such as soldering and pickling, and the decorative processes, wire-working and stone setting.

Jewelry Making by the Lost Wax Process

Van Nostrand Reinhold Inc.

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