A Brief History of a jewel

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A Brief History of a jewel

Throughout history, people use a little personal jewelry and accessories from animal teeth, shells, dried berries, anything, in a prehistoric flowers and grasses, to precious metals and precious stones since ancient Egyptian times.
With the value of gold and silver in its vivid blue lapis lazuli is pure and historical jewels.
To the Roman Empire (about 2000 years ago), Roman trade and the use of Sri Lankan sapphire, emerald and time, garnet, amber and Indian diamond. The jewel in the northern provinces of less productive suppliers, the United Kingdom provided jet, wood fossil, which is carved and the whole empire attention.
Precious stones and pearls imported from the East leading force in Italy who sell finished jewelry in Europe. Flawless, large white pearl more precious gem prized open during this period. The best pearls come from southern India and the Persian Gulf.
To the Middle Ages, in answer to the request of these beautiful natural treasures, the Italian, especially Venetian Muranos, began to make glass imitation gemstones and pearls are a very good portrait of the real gems and jewelry for the first time became the burden of the upper class, rather than only the aristocracy.
The 17th century, there is no way a woman would be considered self-respect is not the death of her jewelry. Day and night wear earrings. Day-and-paste fake pearl earrings earrings to match popular clothing, jewelry and diamonds kept overnight. They even started his own clothing embroidery jewelry (a trend, Queen Elizabeth I who set her gown famous pearl inlay)
In 1700, in response to the large pearl and jewelry demand, Parisians invented a new series of clever fakes. Paris, blown glass, coated with varnish and the ball Jaquin iridescent ground fish, and the best paste jewelry by Georges Atlas production scales.
After 1760 production of fake jewelery spread to London and Birmingham in the tools and techniques for the development of the industrial revolution. While steel and iron ore began to be used white shells jasperware relief settings to use.
18th century also saw the cheaper semi-precious stones enhance the popularity.
French Emperor Napoleon as the resumption of the court to show off his new jewelry and fashion. The new members are former French royal family French royal family treasures again in the latest neo-classical style settings. Jewelry copied these new trends, particularly in Europe and the United Kingdom.
In 1837 when Queen Victoria came to the throne of romantic and nationalist jewelry.
Although the jewelry was produced by a few hundred years a number of ways, large-scale production of the Victorian era, which means standards are lowered, reducing the quality of this rebellious Victorian woman. Many do not wear jewelry, or from the painter craftsmen jewelers who appeared in almost the same time bought.
In order to win back some of these demanding customers such as jeweler Tiffany & Company began using this high-quality jewelry, they quickly began to stores in major cities in Europe.
With the death of Queen Victoria's husband Albert, a huge fashion jewelry mourning. Jet from the north of England to commemorate the establishment of pieces. Black material was used for all types, including almost all the dead relatives of the hair lock.
Mourning jewelry in 1870, is replaced by the Arts and Crafts Movement. This is the industrial revolution, mass production of reaction, by the leadership of William Morris and John Ruskin who promoted a simple flower design, based on the original form of Celtic or work as a wallpaper, furniture and jewelry.
In the arts and crafts jewelry polished stones used in a simple jewelry, handmade look and feel of the project. In this movement's main players free London and Glasgow is still the famous Rene Mackintosh design today are …
By 1900, the arts and crafts from the Art Nouveau style, more luxurious version of the replacement began in France.
New art and jewelry are bending romantic dreams imagined organic line. French 勒内拉利克 is a new era gold pieces produced artists of this is still one of high priority fine.
In 1900, the Pearl is a stylish, but still very expensive. This led to the "culture" first pearl production. By oyster shell beads made into a real pearl. Beads coated with pearl layer itself (pearl), to create a pearl. This process led to Kokichi Mikimoto of Japan.
The next big trend in jewelry is costume. In 1930, designer Coco Chanel (1883-1971) and Elsa Schiaparelli (1890-1973) to encourage customers to use the clothing and jewelry mixed with stones, they already have a real piece. Designers imagination and fun, are often beautiful to show off fake.
In the 20th century 40's and 50's mainly European American culture. Hollywood fashion set. People want to look like their screen idols. Ration as a whole in 1940 and metal jewelry production to a standstill, clothing and jewelry in the United States flourish and become a real alternative to fine jewelry to see.