Black Crystal Heart Gold Steel Keepsake Pendant

Black faceted glass fills the face of this heart, held in a gold-toned steel frame that shows only as a rim. Against the black the gold reads warm rather than bright. The piece is three quarters of an inch wide and an inch tall, which is compact for a heart shape.

Capacity is 0.25 cubic inches, reached through a threaded opening at the top. That works out to about half a teaspoon of ashes, so the bulk stays in an urn. Black suits people who would rather memorial jewelry did not look like memorial jewelry; worn on its own, this reads as an ordinary pendant.

• Glass front, so avoid dropping it onto tile; the steel frame protects the edges but not the face.
• Faceted glass hides fingerprints better than a flat polished stone would.
• Holds 0.25 cu in and measures 0.75 in wide by 1 in tall.