Cut Steel Butterfly Necklace totem thunderbird size on tag 9/10

size on tag 9/10

Marked vintage size 10

Some light staining on lower skirt panels

wide smocked elastic waist

up to 50" through the hips and length is 53"

Cut Steel Butterfly Necklace totem thunderbird size on tag 9/10This beautiful and unusual necklace is made of cut steel, which was a popular medium for buckles and jewelry in the 18th and 19th centuries. This piece could be as early as mid 19th century or as late as the turn of the century. Each individual faceted steel piece you see is a tiny rivet that has been fit into a brass plate. The necklace chain is made of faceted steel beads strung onto a double strand of fine wire. The clasp may be a later