3 Terms
Contributors in General jewelry
General jewelry
aigrette
Fashion; General jewelry
Jeweled ornament in the shape of a feather or supporting a feather, worn in the hair or on a cap, popular in the middle of the eighteenth century and the early twentieth century.
alloy
Fashion; General jewelry
A mixture of two or more metals and then used to make any kind of jewelry and even used to make rims.
amber
Fashion; General jewelry
The fossilized resin of prehistoric pine trees which ranges in color from golden to orange-red.
basse-taille
Fashion; General jewelry
Comes from the French word ‘shallow cut’, enameling technique worked in a chased relief metal and overlaid with translucent enamel.
regard ring
Fashion; General jewelry
A ring set with colored stones, the first letters of which spell the word “regard”, ruby, emerald, garnet, amethyst, ruby, diamond. Popular in the second half of the 19th century signifying ...
stomacher
Fashion; General jewelry
A very large bodice ornament, usually triangular, filling the area between the neckline and the waistline, also called a corsage ornament.
strap necklace
Fashion; General jewelry
An Archaeological Revival style during the Victorian period, it's mesh chain with pendants suspended by short, fine chain resembling a fringe.
