Turquoise and silver necklace

necklace

Necklace; Turquoise and silver necklace; from the collection of Captain Richard C. Mears (1829-1899); necklace, most likely silver plated, with a spring ring clasp and partial chain, with a large "turquoise" pendant surounded in an elaborately decorated setting of the same silver plated metal; on either side of the large pendant are flat, silver plated beads, followed by a small version of the large pendant, and then one more flat silver bead (so the pattern on each side is "silver bead, turquoise pendant, silver bead).