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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;moreotherstuff, post: 4557965, member: 56&quot;]<a href="https://www.georgianjewelry.com/reference/helpful_terms" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.georgianjewelry.com/reference/helpful_terms" rel="nofollow">https://www.georgianjewelry.com/reference/helpful_terms</a></p><p>(under &quot;Antique Paste Jewelry&quot;)</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Black dot paste is paste which has a tiny black dot &quot;painted&quot; on the very bottom underside of the stone. In setting the paste, often pitch or similar sticky material was utilized to anchor the stone during setting. This black then shows through. It is thought to have mimicked the open culet of early diamond cuts, which often look quite dark or black. The culet is the bottom of the stone, where in today&#039;s modern stone cuts all the facets come to a perfect point. In years past, the facets did not meet in a point but joined around a flat area on the bottom. Black dot paste is one hallmark of very fine quality paste. However, there are many examples of excellent paste which do not have these tiny black dots.</i></p><p><i></i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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