{"product_id":"fordite-square-shadowbox-pendant","title":"Sterling Silver Fordite Pendant — Detroit Agate Square, Open-Back Shadowbox, Handmade by a Field Paleontologist, One of a Kind","description":"\u003cp\u003eA bullseye of color set in a little silver window.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is \u003cstrong\u003efordite\u003c\/strong\u003e — also called \u003cstrong\u003eDetroit agate\u003c\/strong\u003e — the hardened, layered overspray that built up on the racks of old automobile paint booths. Coat after coat baked hard over years, until it could be cut and polished like a gemstone. Every band of color is a different car that rolled down the line; the layers read like tree rings — a \u003cstrong\u003e\"fossil of the assembly line.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e The factory made it by accident, one coat at a time. No two pieces exist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis square fordite — with a striking concentric \"eye\" in the pattern — is bezel-set in a recessed \u003cstrong\u003esterling silver\u003c\/strong\u003e shadowbox framed by a twisted rope border. The \u003cstrong\u003eopen back\u003c\/strong\u003e is a window: light passes through and lifts the color, and the reticulated silver back is finished as carefully as the front. An earlier piece, signed with the hand-scribed geometric mark he used before the dinosaur stamp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHandmade by Bob Boscarelli\u003c\/strong\u003e — field paleontologist and silversmith \u0026amp; lapidary working from Soquel, California. He studied jewelry at \u003cstrong\u003eCabrillo College\u003c\/strong\u003e under Dawn Nakanishi, whose rule stuck with him: \u003cem\u003emake the back as nice as the front.\u003c\/em\u003e Part of his \u003cstrong\u003eCyberzoic\u003c\/strong\u003e studio collection; arrives with a small card telling its story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTechnique: hand-fabricated sterling silver, rope-border shadowbox, \u003cstrong\u003eopen-back window\u003c\/strong\u003e, bezel-set\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterials: \u003cstrong\u003esterling silver, fordite (Detroit agate)\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSize: approx \u003cstrong\u003e1.1″ square body × 1.4″ incl. bail\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePendant only\u003c\/strong\u003e (no chain included)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSigned on the back with his \u003cstrong\u003ehand-scribed maker's mark\u003c\/strong\u003e (an early piece)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne of a kind — only one exists.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e keep dry, avoid chemicals; polish gently.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eFree US shipping\u003c\/strong\u003e — ships from California via USPS Ground Advantage (tracked \u0026amp; insured), in protective packaging. Processing 3–5 business days. US-only to start.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bob Boscarelli","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48924052750550,"sku":"FORDITE-SQ-01","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/8504\/1878\/files\/forditesquare-hero_687adaee-2e29-42d5-a029-c222c13924ed.jpg?v=1783481672","url":"https:\/\/cyberzoic.com\/products\/fordite-square-shadowbox-pendant","provider":"The Cyberzoic Silversmith","version":"1.0","type":"link"}