Trifarium

Description

A shiny, non-tarnishing metal alloy patented by the Trifari company in 1947. The castings were filed, polished, and then plated with either gold or rhodium to produce either a "golden-toned Trifanium" or a "platinum-toned Trifanium". Trifari used the alloys to create their costume jewelry starting in 1948 and it was used in almost all of their pieces by 1951. Born in Naples and son of goldsmiths, Augusto Trifari founded his company in New York in 1910.

In the 1950s, Trifari switched from a smooth finish on the backs to a textured finish.