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Napier Company (jewellery) The Napier Company (1922-present). Flask, 1925-1930. Sterling silver and cork, 9 5/8 x 4 1/2 x 1 3/16in. (24.4 x 11.4 x 3cm). Brooklyn Museum, Modernism Benefit Fund. Napier necklace with tag. The Napier Company is an American jewelry manufacturing company, and was one of the first modern corporations in the United ...
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Jewellery (or jewelry in American English) consists of decorative items worn for personal adornment, such as brooches, rings, necklaces, earrings, pendants, bracelets, and cufflinks. Jewellery may be attached to the body or the clothes. From a western perspective, the term is restricted to durable ornaments, excluding flowers for example.
Victorian jewellery originated in England; it was produced during the Victoria era, when Queen Victoria reigned from 1837 to 1901. Queen Victoria was an influential figure who established the different trends in Victorian jewellery. [1] The amount of jewellery acquired throughout the era established a person's identity and status.
The jewelry choices of the Royal Family at Saturday's coronation of King Charles III proved to be significant nods to the family's history. (Photo: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) (Jeff J Mitchell ...
Brooch. Wing Brooch, 2nd century AD, Metropolitan Museum of Art. A brooch ( / ˈbroʊtʃ /, also US: / ˈbruːtʃ / [1]) is a decorative jewellery item designed to be attached to garments, often to fasten them together. It is usually made of metal, often silver or gold or some other material.
Greece. Ilias Lalaounis; Elena Votsi; Sotirios Voulgaris; Guyana. Vannetta Seecharran; Hong Kong. Wallace Chan; Hungary. Zoltan David; India. Tarun Jain; Waris Ahluwalia
Tiffany & Company, Union Square, Manhattan, storage area with porcelain, c. 1887. Tiffany & Co. was founded in 1837 by Charles Lewis Tiffany and John B. Young, [15] in New York City, as a "stationery and fancy goods emporium", with the help of Charles Tiffany's father, who financed the store for only $1,000 with profits from a cotton mill. [16 ...