Georgian Period
Jewelry History
- The Dresden Green (World’s Largest Green Diamond) First Reported in “The London Post Boy”.
Discoveries & Innovations
- Diamonds and Amethysts (1727) Discovered in Brazil (c.)
Discoveries & Innovations
- Robert Adam is Born (Dies 1792).
Jewelry History
- Georges Frédéric Strass Becomes Famous for Paste Jewelry (c.)
General History
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is Born in Germany (Dies in 1832).
- Roman Vincent Jeuffroy is Born in France (Dies in 1826)
Jewelry History
- Giacomo Raffaelli is Born in Italy (Dies 1836).
General History
- George III Becomes King of Britain.
Jewelry History
- American Goldsmith Paul Revere Begins Making Jewelry (c.)
- Lava Cameos Carved in Italy for Tourists Visiting Pompeii Ruins.
Jewelry History
- Josiah Wedgwood Introduces Fine Ceramic Known as Jasperware in Plaques with Relief Decoration Resembling Cameos, Mounted in Cut Steel, Manufactured by Matthew Boulton Beginning in 1773.
Discoveries & Innovations
- Die Stamping Machine Patented by John Pickering, Adapted for Inexpensive Jewelry in 1777.
General History
- Louis XVI Becomes King of France.
General History
- American Revolution Begins, Congress Adopts the Declaration of Independence, 1776.
Jewelry History
- “Caesar’s Ruby” (Carved Rubellite Tourmaline) Presented to Catherine the Great of Russia.
- Azim-ud-Daula, the Nawab of Arcot Presents Queen Charlotte of Britain a Gift: Five Diamonds of which Two are the Arcots.
Jewelry History
- Burmese Jadeite Imported into China.
Discoveries & Innovations
- French scientist Antoine Laurent Lavoisier succeeds in melting platinum from its ore using pure oxygen.
Jewelry History
- Benedetto Pistrucci is Born (Dies 1854).
Jewelry History
- Eye Miniatures Popularized by Prince George of England.
- Nizam Ali Kahn of the Deccan Presents the Hastings Diamond as a Gift to King George III.
Jewelry History
- Marc Étienne Janety, Goldsmith to Louis XVI of France, Crafts a Sugar Bowl Out of Platinum. <
General History
- George Washington, elected first President of the USA. He dies in 1799.
- French Revolution Begins, Ends 1799.
Discoveries & Innovations
- Chrysoberyl identified as mineral species by German Geologist A.G. Werner.
- Brazilian Chrysoberyls in Portuguese Jewelry, Last Half of 18th Century.
Discoveries & Innovations
- Titanium Discovered by British Clergyman Wm. Gregor, Isolated 1910.
Jewelry History
- Seril Dodge of Providence, RI, Advertises Offering of Jewelry Items Made to Order, Sells Business to Half-Brother Nehemiah, 1796.
General History
- Napoleonic Wars Begin. They End in 1815.
General History
- Thomas Jefferson Elected President of the USA.
- Jem Belcher Wins his National Boxing Title.
Discoveries & Innovations
- Alessandro Volta Invents the First Battery, the Volta Pile.
- Wollaston & Smithson Tennant Begin Collaboration, Create Commercial-Grade Platinum, they Discover Platinum Family of Metals: Palladium and Rhodium in 1802; Iridium and Osmium, 1803.
Discoveries & Innovations
- Robert Hare of Philadelphia Invents Oxyhydrogen (‘Gas’) Blowpipe.
- Recognition of Tourmaline “Family”.
- Niobium Discovered by British Chemist Charles Hatchett.
Jewelry History
- E. Hinsdale Establishes First American Factory for the Manufacture of Fine Jewelry in Newark, NJ.
General History
- Napoleon Crowns Himself Emperor of France.
Discoveries & Innovations
- The Regent Diamond is Set in Napoleon’s Ceremonial Sword which he Carried to his Coronation.
- Royal Ironworks of Berlin opens, jewelry production starts in 1806.
General History
- George III Declared Insane; Regency Period Begins in Britain.
General History
- 1812-1815 War Between Great Britain and the USA.
General History
- 1813-1815 Prussian War of Liberation Against Napoleon.
Jewelry History
- Berlin Iron Jewelry Made in Germany as Patriotic Gesture During War of Liberation: “ich gab gold für Eisen” (I Gave Gold for Iron).
General History
- Kingdom of France (Bourbon Dynasty) Restored, Louis XVII Becomes King.
Jewelry History
- Fortunato Pio Castellani Established Workshop in Rome, Begins Study of Granulation in Ancient Goldwork in 1827.
Discoveries & Innovations
- The Gas Blowpipe by E.D. Clarke is Published.
General History
- George III of Great Britain dies, George IV becomes King.
Discoveries & Innovations
- Platinum Discovered in Russian Ural Mountains.
- Ancient Gold Work Discovered in Etruscan Excavations.
- Tourmalines Discovered in Maine, Mines Opened from 1822 (c.)
General History
- Charles X Becomes King of France.
Discoveries & Innovations
- Pin Making Machine for Straight Pins Patented in England by L.W. Wright, by J. Howe in the USA in 1832.
General History
- Andrew Jackson Elected President of the USA.
Discoveries & Innovations
- Sir Walter Scott’s Anne of Geierstein is Published, Describing Opal as ‘Misfortune Stone’.
- French Hallmark for Doublé d’Or (Rolled Gold) Introduced by Paris Mint.
General History
- Louis-Philippe I becomes king of France.
- George IV of Great Britain dies, and William IV becomes King.
Discoveries & Innovations
- Indian Rubber Elastic First Appears in Women’s Clothing.
- Godey’s Ladies Book First Published.
- Claw/Coronet Setting of the Middle Ages Revived.
Discoveries & Innovations
- Emerald Discovered in the Ural Mountains, an Important Source of Emeralds in Europe in the 19th Century.
Jewelry History
- Bailey and Kitchen Opens Shop (Bailey, Banks & Biddle) in 1832.
Discoveries & Innovations
- Alexandrite Discovered in the Ural Mountains in an Emerald Mine, Named After Czar Alexander II.
Discoveries & Innovations
- Edmund Davey Discovers and Identifies Acetylene
- USA Patent Act Passed. U.S. Patent Office Issues Patent Number 1.