M301 calcite All of the minerals have

All of the minerals have been gold-plated

it is shaped by reducing magnesium oxide with silicone in externally fired retorts

These tassels were used on feast days to decorate churches

gilding wax

Shade – 14

M301 calcite All of the minerals have19th century Irish embroidered silk picture with a gold frame adorned with an antique silver braid and aventurine, emerald, and topaz polished stones. The picture shows the phrase, "Erin go bragh" an anglicisation spelling of the Gaelic phrase irinn go Brch which means "Ireland Forever" or "God Save Ireland" which is also embroidered on the piece. It is a slogan to show Irish independence and national pride. It became prominent in the 1798 Rebellion,