11-28-2015 08:01 PM
Old screwbacks, thought they were reverse carved, but they are not. Is "encased" the right term? Also not sure if they are six point stars or maybe pinwheels. Thanks for help!
11-29-2015 05:48 AM
Encased is what I would use.
Carolyn
11-29-2015 07:09 AM
To me, encased would mean that the design is totally covered by the Lucite. Reversed carved would mean that the pieces were carved from the back and then colored material fills the void, but the back is not sealed with the Lucite.
They look like reverse carved Lucite to me, I think I can see where the fill material is exposed on the back?
11-29-2015 07:32 AM
perhaps the word embedded wouldd wwork in this case.
11-29-2015 10:21 AM
Here's more pics, thanks for replies 🙂
11-30-2015 04:49 AM
11-30-2015 07:53 AM - edited 11-30-2015 07:55 AM
In this case, I think your earrings maybe both encased and reversed carved. The clear rhinestone appears to be "encased" in the Lucite rather than "inserted" on the top of the Lucite. So it depends on how the rhinestone is set in the Lucite. The flowers on the other had appears to be reverse carved and then colored material is inserted in the carved out cavities. So the rhinestone is encased and the flower is reverse carved.
11-30-2015 07:13 PM
Thanks for replies, i'm looking as closely as I can, and it seems that the center is carved and left clear vs a rhinestone embedded. I thought they were unusual when I saw them