Etruscan Revival Jewelry: Sophisticated Style
Jewelry designers are inspired to create by what happens in the world around them and during the 1800s archeological finds were a huge influence.
Jewelry designers are inspired to create by what happens in the world around them and during the 1800s archeological finds were a huge influence.
People of the Victorian era adhered to a rigid set of rules that dictated behavior.
The Victorians were known as a staid bunch, living by a strict set of social rules they were not particularly prone to expressing their feelings.
Etheric and magical moonstone captures our imagination with its shifting light and connection to the moon.
What gemstone is buried deep in the earth’s mantle, falls to earth from meteorites and flows from lava in volcanoes? The answer is peridot, the luscious bright green gem that has a history dating back to the ancient Egyptians and was a favored gemstone for jewelry during the Victorian and Edwardian era
Topaz, in its myriad colors, has been in and out of fashion since the days of the ancient Egyptians, who believed that it got its yellow color from the sun God Ra.
Jewelry has a special language all its own that describes pieces either by technique or function.
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.
Queen Victoria Ascends the Throne, Queen Victoria Marries Prince Albert, Industrial Revolution Grows, Rising Middle Class, Charles Darwin and Charles Dickens defined the Romantic Years.
Georgian and Victorian jewelry comes from eras rich in history that give us a glimpse into the lives of those who lived during that time, how they dressed and the meaning behind the jewelry that they wore.