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Timeline: Baroque

Baroque

c.1601
c.1605
c.1638
c.1640
c.1644
c.1650
c.1650
c.1662
c.1669
c.1675
c.1675
c.1685
c.1691
c.1700
c.1703
Tortoise Shell Jewelry Suite.
Jewelry History
  • Word ‘Tortoiseshell‘ Coined (OED).
    Tortoiseshell
    Sancy Diamond Part of the Crown Jewels of France on Display at the Louvre.
    Jewelry History
    • The Tower (London) Records from this Year Show the Sancy Diamond Being Purchased by King James I of Britain.
      Sancy Diamond
      Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Tavernier.
      Jewelry History
      • Jean Baptiste Tavernier Starts his Journey that Brings him to Golconda. During the Rest of his Life he Visits the Area Several Times, Bringing Back Diamonds of All Sizes Like the Le Grand Condé, the Tavernier Blue, and Many Others.
        Tavernier Blue
        General History
        • Jean Berain is Born (Dies 1711).
        Discoveries & Innovations
        • First Record of Goldstone (Aventurine Glass) in Murano Italy.
        Rose-Cut Diamond Pendant/Brooch In Foil-Backed Silver-Topped 18K Rose Gold.
        Discoveries & Innovations
        • Earliest Known Use of Silver-Topped Yellow Gold for Diamonds.
        Early Drawing of the Great Mogul Diamond.
        Jewelry History
        • Great Mogul Diamond is Discovered in India (c.).
          Great Mogul Diamond
          Discoveries & Innovations
          • Mary Stuart is Born, Later the Queen of England, Mary II, the first Documented Owner of the Holland Diamond.
          Holland Diamond
          Jewelry History
          • Jean Baptiste Tavernier Sells the Tavernier Blue to Louis XIV.
            Discoveries & Innovations
            • Flint Glass (High Lead Content) Developed by Englishman George Ravenscroft.
            Detail of Georgian Diamond Flower Brooch Mounted En Tremblant.
            Jewelry History
            • En Tremblant Settings Appear.
              En Tremblant
              General History
              • Edict of Nantes Revoked by Louis XIV.

              • Huguenots Leave France, Massive Emigration of Craftsmen to the Netherlands, Austria, Germany and England
              Hortensia Diamond, 20.53 Carats, Pink.
              Jewelry History
              • The Hortensia Diamond is Mentioned in an Inventory of the French Crown Jewels of Louis XIV.
                Hortensia Diamond
                Peruzzi Cut Diamond.
                Jewelry History
                • The Peruzzi Cut, Early Version of 58-Facet (Square) Brilliant, is Developed.
                  Pair of Green Tourmalines. Photo Courtesy of Constantine Wild, Idar-Oberstein.
                  Discoveries & Innovations
                  • Tourmaline first identified.
                  Tourmaline
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