American Jewelry: An Historical Timeline The First Fifty Years 1775-1825 Mourning Pendant c.1800-1820.Photo Courtesy of the National Museum of American History. Following the Revolutionary War, newly independent Americans began to look beyond Great Britain to the...
American Jewelry: An Historical Timeline In a nostalgic wave created by the celebration of the country’s 50th anniversary, Americans began to take pride in previous generations and a mid-eighteenth century revival was born. In this time of relative prosperity, jewelry...
American Jewelry: An Historical Timeline The Close of the Century 1875 – 1900 Opening Day at the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia. CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION!PHILADELPHIA, PA.THIS GREAT INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, DESIGNED TO COMMEMORATE THE ONE HUNDREDTH...
In 1902 the Dutch diamond cutter Joseph Asscher developed the cut that would carry his name on into the future. The square, step cut, design had been around for ages but the modifications Asscher implemented, two more rows of facets and a diagonal cross cut blunting...
(1810 – present) One of America’s oldest fine jewelers, Black, Starr and Frost traces its roots to 1810. In that year, Erastus Barton and Frederick Marquand opened Marquand and Barton near New York’s Maiden Lane. The firm added and lost partners numerous times....
A bracelet is any jewelry item designed to be worn on the arm, primarily the wrist. Bracelets can be made of metals such as gold, silver or base metal or carved from gemstones such as jadeite, coral, onyx and other natural materials such as wood or man-made materials...
