Jewellery History
Everyone like that beautiful jewellery which is a symbol of wealth,but many people may have little knowledge about jewellery.I will introduce the history and orgin of jewellery.
The word jewellery is derived from the word jewel, which was anglicised from the Old French “jouel” circa the 13th century.Further tracing leads back to the Latin word “jocale”, meaning plaything. Jewellery is one of the oldest forms of body adornment; recently found 100,000 year-old beads made from Nassarius shells are thought to be the oldest known jewellery.
Jewellery is sometimes seen as wealth storage or functionally as holding a garment or hair together. It has from very early times also been regarded as a form of personal adornment. The first pieces of jewellery were made from natural materials, such as bone, animal teeth, shell, wood and carved stone. More exotic jewellery was probably made for wealthy people or as indications of social status. In some cases people were buried with their jewellery.Here are some famous jewellery:
Parures
You could remember Josephine who is the wife of Napoleon Bonaparte .Parures were a matching suite of coordinating precious gems which could include a necklace, a comb, a tiara, a diadem, a bandeau, a pair of bracelets, pins, rings, drop earrings or and cluster stud earrings and possibly a belt clasp. Both Josephine and later Napoleon’s second wife had magnificent sets of Parures.
Victorian Jewellery
When Queen Victoria came to the throne in 1837 jewellery was romantic and nationalistic. It gave attention to the pressure of European folk art, which later influenced the Arts and Crafts Movement. Until mid century most western jewellery came from Europe, but soon jewellery began to be made in America and Australia.Picture of garnet necklace. Costume and fashion history of jewelry.
Although jewellery had been made by multiple methods of production for centuries, mid Victorian mass production in Birmingham (England), Germany and Providence, Rhode Island meant that standards were lowered.
Victorian women rebelled when they saw some of the machine made jewellery on offer, although much of what has survived is of good quality. Many wore no jewellery at all, or bought from the artist craftsman jewellers who emerged at much the same time.
Some jewellers like Tiffany and Juicy Jewelry began to make fine jewellery of such high standard that they soon opened shops in main cities of world,personally,I like Juicy Couture Jewelry more.I have mamaged a company for Juicy jewelry sale,so I know that jewelry well and have strong feelings on Juicy Couture.
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