Etched Sterling Silver Cuff With Indian Motif

This is an etched Sterling silver cuff or bracelet. The pattern was from one of my Indian design books. Patina was painted on for accent.

Etching takes a while. I picked out my pattern, copied it onto a special paper. I heated the silver and then burnished the paper onto the sterling silver. The silver was floated in a warmed bath of a mild acid which etched into the unprotected part of the lines of silver. After the etch was sufficiently deep the metal was put in a neutralizing bath. The blue pattern paper was scrubbed off with a solvent.

The silver was cleaned, filed, sanded, polished, and formed into a rounded cuff. The etched lines were painted with patina to add accent and color.

Dimensions 6 inches X 1 and 1/4 inch

Since this is an open Cuff it should fit most wrists.