Darling Clarice, The Big Rat Necklace

Inspired by my current obsessions (Clarice and Debra— my two perfect pet rats), this silver rat pendant honors the tender weirdness of loving small creatures with bad reputations. It’s beautifully sculpted. Solid in your hand. Suspended by the tail like a soft little warning: I’m cute, but I bite. The Big Rat Necklace is for the emotionally feral, the secretly soft, and the ones who know that rodents aren’t pests—they’re companions. Wear it like armor. Wear it like a pet. Wear it like proof that beauty never needed to be clean. Cast in metal. Handmade in NYC. It's time to take her home. Dimensions: The rat from head to tail measures 1 1/4 inches. The chain is adjustable, measuring 16 inches at its shortest and 20 inches at its longest.  Materials: Silver Tone: White brass charm on a stainless steel chain. Gold Tone: Brass charm on a gold plated, stainless steel rope chain. Sterling Silver: All parts are solid sterling silver including the chain and charm. Gold Plate: Sterling silver everything, then plated in 14K gold. The base metals I use (Silver Tone and Gold Tone) are both 100% brass. White brass is a metallic alloy that is made of copper and zinc. There is no nickel in any of our jewelry. For more information on the metals I use, please see the FAQ's. All my jewelry is hand made by me, Karen Yost, in my NYC studio at the time of purchase. Please allow up to 2 weeks for the production of your order and an additional 2-3 days for shipping if you are located in the U.S. If you need your jewelry quickly, take a look at my Ready to Ship Collection. These pieces are in stock and will ship immediately.  Your jewelry will arrive gift wrapped in the packaging listed in the photos. Feel free to request a particular box you have your eye on at checkout. Thanks for taking a look at my jewels! Please note- production times are longer during November, December, and January. I will have a note on my homepage specifying order date deadlines for different holiday arrivals. Please contact me if you need your jewelry by a specific date.