Kitten Milk Teeth Studs in Sterling Silver

These earrings are cast from a tiny, found kitten tooth. The abstract, triangular shape evokes a mountain range.

NATURAL HISTORY

Felis catus

Kittens first set of teeth, often referred to as milk teeth, come in when kittens are between three and eight weeks old. Cats have 26 milk teeth and 30 permanent teeth - which start to come in when cats are around three months old and replace the first set of teeth over the next few months.

Archaeologists have dated cats' domestication back to around 7500 BCE. Through domestication cats' anatomy and behavior has only changed in small ways and they are still adept at surviving in the wild.

METAPHOR

Persistent wildness, play, the sweet thrum of a purr.

MATERIALS + DETAILS

stud is approximately .2 inches | 5 mm across

recycled sterling silver 

comes with sterling silver backings

About Thicket:

Thicket is for anyone who has ever loved a small corner of landscape. Designer Rebecca Perea-Kane grew up in New England fascinated by wood frogs, painted turtles, and pitcher plants. After working for other independent jewelry and textile designers, and an MFA in poetry, Rebecca launched Thicket in 2014. 

Thicket pieces begin with a mold of found and foraged natural objects. This mold is used in the process of lost wax casting which creates perfect replicas of the original object in solid fine metal. The casting is done by an artisan casting house in New York City's jewelry district that specializes in working with recycled metals. From there each piece is made with heirloom care, by hand, in Thicket's sunny studio in Portland, Maine.

This item is final sale. Please email us at orders@wethieves.com with any further questions before ordering!