Paternal grandmother Marian Yasinski (Solvada.)
Paternal grandfather Walter Yasinki.
Maternal grandmother Theresa Cardinale (Angelillo.) Note the cameo from Torre del Greco, Naples, Italy.
The Core Material: a natural product of the East African/Indian Ocean coral reefs.
The Human Hand: transformed completely into a work of art by a Neapolitan master engraver.
The Gold Frame: hand-forged by an Italian goldsmith using local open-work filigree techniques.
Brought to America by my great-grandmother, Francesca Angiolillo (Cardinale,) born in Naples, Italy in 1876; died Hudson, NY, 1937.
Maternal grandfather, a very dapper Lawrence Sutty (Sciutto.)