Children's jewelry, baby rattles and teething rings werre also fashioned from coral since it was believe to ward off evil. It became a popular Christening present for this reason. With the many motifs of nature found in jewelry design in the 19th century, coral took the form of flowers, twigs, branches and leaves. At times, this was somewhat easy to accomplish since coral in its natural state looks like little branches. The material was combined with intricate gold work and sometimes enamel.
Coral is the calcareous skeletons of marine animals.
It is found in abundance in the Naple's area.