Brunei Bridal Jewellery Diamond necklace And Crown.

Brunei Bridal Jewellery Diamond necklace And Crown.

By Aamir Mannan.

Overlay involves two layers of silver sheets. One sheet has the design etched into it, and then is soldered onto the second sheet with cut out designs. The background is made darker through oxidation, and the top layer is polished where the bottom layer of silver is allowed to oxidize. The top un-oxidized top layer is made into a cutout design, which allows the dark bottom layer to show through. This technique is still in use today in silver jewelry.