{"product_id":"turquoise-english-italian-hand","title":"Minerals - Turquoise - English Italian Hand","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eNot the nicest turquoise specimen around, but it's what I've got in my collection. Turquoise is one of the best known of the semiprecious stones due to its prolific use in jewelry. The striking blue to pale green color range is a result of its copper content. If you like turquoise beware of purchasing phony turquoise. more abundant and cheaper howlite is sometimes dyed blue to pass for turquoise.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe cap T is my own design following the principles of English-Italian Hand. To make a cap more ornate English-Italian Hand sometimes used knot-work in place of a main stroke, as with the cross of this T.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e~2011, Don Marsh~\u003cbr\u003e©2011 Don Marsh\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42417688903774,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/7828\/2846\/files\/Turquoise__2011_Don_Marsh_17f4c3f9-17d9-48c6-9c16-0281e5457c07.jpg?v=1769219055","url":"https:\/\/donmarsharchive.com\/products\/turquoise-english-italian-hand","provider":"Don Marsh","version":"1.0","type":"link"}