The Legendary Koh-I-Noor Diamond
Tracing the history of the legendary Koh-I-Noor diamond from its origins to its journey to England and its place in the British Crown Jewels.
Queen Victoria
The Language of Lockets
One of the most romantic, sentimental and intriguing pieces of jewelry, the locket also had utilitarian purposes.
Victorian Jewelry: The Aesthetic Years
Electricity, Arts & Crafts Movement, Art Nouveau, Suffragette Movement, Gibson Girls, Art Workers Guild, Arts & Crafts Exhibition Society, Sarah Bernhardt all defined the Aesthetic Years.
Victorian Jewelry: The Grand Years
Prince Albert dies, diamonds are discovered in South Africa, silver discovered in Nevada, archeological excavations, women enter the workforce in droves, suffragette movement begins, Suez Canal opens, opal discovered in Australia and Japonism were some of the events that defined the Grand Years.