Silver
is a remarkable and exceptional metal. It has many uses
other than jewellery.
Pure
silver is usually considered too soft for jewellery purposes
so it is alloyed with small quantities of copper. Sterling
Silver is considered the standard for silver jewellery
and has been used since the 14th century. Sterling Silver
(STG SIL) is made up of 92.5% silver and 7.5% copper.
The small percentage
of copper hardens the silver sufficiently to make it suitable
for jewellery
Silver is the most reflective metal, however it does tarnish
due to sulphur and other oxidants in the air and on our skin.
To remove the tarnish the simple use of a special Silver Cloth
is all that is required to renew the brilliance and shine.
How to care for your silver jewellery is located here.
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