Name: Celestial Aurora Morpho Wing Fossil Pendant
Brand: Haft
Price: 375.00 USD
Availability: InStock

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Celestial Aurora Morpho Wing Fossil Pendant

Meta of Haft · Real wing · One of one

Celestial Aurora Morpho Wing Fossil Pendant

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$375.00

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1 of 1, available now. This is the exact piece from the Morpho structural-colour experiment: a real Morpho butterfly front wing, fossilized in sterling silver and finished in the Celestial Aurora patina.

The experiment

Thousands of people have asked whether Haft's silver fossilization could capture the structural colour of a blue Morpho butterfly. This wing was made with a more delicate technique developed for that question. A second wing, made without the refinement, served as the control.

When firing began, this wing held blue and the control did not. No blue pigment was added: it was the Morpho's own structural blue, held in silver. As firing continued, the silver sintered and contracted and the blue disappeared, most likely because the contraction shifted the spacing in the fossilized texture.

To bring the colour back without hand-polishing away the detail, the wing was chemically brightened in a professional facility. This removes an even layer of surface metal without sanding or buffing, so the fine texture of the wing is kept. It was then finished in Haft's rainbow patina.

The result

A lustrous blue that shifts with the viewing angle, mostly a minty, icy blue. No other piece came out of this experiment, and it can't be repeated.

Finished and ready to ship from our New York studio.

A real Morpho butterfly specimen, fossilized in solid sterling silver through Haft’s lost organic casting process. The metal takes the place of the original, so every vein, scale line and edge of the wing is preserved exactly as nature made it.

Finished by hand, this is a one-of-one piece: because each wing is a unique specimen, no two Meta of Haft pieces will ever be the same.

Sterling silver — Handmade in solid 925, and hand-finished.

Every piece is designed and finished in New York using a lost organic casting process and is the fossilization of a unique specimen. No two pieces will ever be the same.

Available now. This piece is part of the available-now edition and ships from our New York studio.

Every parcel is insured and tracked, and you receive tracking the moment it ships. Shipping rates and destinations are shown at checkout before you pay. Outside the United States, import duties and taxes are the collector’s responsibility unless checkout states otherwise.

Patinas are a hand-applied surface finish. Wipe gently with a soft dry cloth, and avoid silver dips, polishing cloths and harsh chemicals on the coloured areas. Take it off before swimming or showering, and store it on its own so it isn’t scratched.

The Statement Morpho Wing pieces can be made as a brooch, earring or pendant. Choose your setting from the menu on that piece’s page before adding to cart. For any other setting, request a custom order and the studio will follow up.

Because every piece is handmade to order, it becomes final sale once production begins. Damaged, defective or incorrect orders are always protected: contact the studio within seven days of delivery with your order number and photos and we will make it right.

One of oneEach piece is cast from a single real wing. No two will ever be the same.
Solid 925 silverFossilized in sterling silver and hand-finished in New York.
Insured deliveryTracked from the moment it ships. Every parcel is insured.
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From Nature to metal

Honoring Nature's Delicate Beauty with Immortal Alchemy

Each Meta of Haft piece begins as a real wing. Through lost organic casting, the specimen is replaced by solid sterling silver, preserving every vein and texture, then finished by hand in New York. What was fleeting becomes something you can wear and keep.

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Solid 925 sterling silver. Each piece is the fossilization of a real wing specimen through Haft’s lost organic casting process, then hand-finished in New York, so every vein and texture of the original is preserved.

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Available-now pieces ship from our New York studio. Preorder pieces are cast to order; allow approximately 4–5 weeks. Every parcel is insured and you get tracking the moment it ships.

Because every piece is handmade, it becomes final sale once production begins. Damaged, defective or incorrect orders are always protected: contact the studio within seven days of delivery with your order number and photos and we will make it right.

Yes. On the Statement Morpho Wing pieces, choose Brooch, Earring or Pendant on the product page before adding to cart. For anything else, request a custom order.

Patinas are a hand-applied surface finish. Wipe gently with a soft dry cloth, and avoid silver dips, polishing cloths and harsh chemicals on the coloured areas. Take it off before swimming or showering.