{"product_id":"victorian-gothic-scarce-whitby-jet-maltese-cross-pendant","title":"Victorian Gothic! Scarce Whitby Jet Maltese Cross Pendant","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Gothic dream, we have here an unusual and rare perfectly preserved Maltese Cross necklace of hand carved English Whitby Jet. A fossilised wood of the Araucaria tree which was laid down in ancient Jurassic forests and collected from the beaches around Whitby in Yorkshire, England, being worked in workshops in the town. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHaving worked with Whitby Jet over 25 years, this one lies close to our hearts. It is a rare survivor and we must say that the Jet is of the most superior quality!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDating to the early 19th century and entirely hand crafted with a neat and skilled precision, this piece dates earlier than most of the pieces we have handled which were created during the 1870's\/80's at the height of the Whitby boom. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1813-14 Malta officially became a colony of the British Empire and this fact was celebrated this in many ways, wearing jewellery being one of those. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.fetheray.com\/blogs\/news\/whitby?_pos=12\u0026amp;_sid=e70cda289\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003eRead our BLOG article on Whitby Jet here. \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStone:\u003c\/strong\u003e English Whitby Jet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeasurements:\u003c\/strong\u003e it measures 4.5cm across and including the beautifully shaped bale measures 6.3cm. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fetheray","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57565159293303,"sku":"#74634","price":495.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/4559\/files\/antique-victorian-gothic-scarce-whitby-jet-maltese-cross-pendant-74634-02.jpg?v=1792686937","url":"https:\/\/www.fetheray.com\/products\/victorian-gothic-scarce-whitby-jet-maltese-cross-pendant","provider":"Fetheray","version":"1.0","type":"link"}