Jewelry History

This research paper was presented at the Society of North American Goldsmiths Conference at Cranbrook Academy of Art in June,...

Concrete is a wonderful, hard, neutral, unprecious material with a real presence. And it can be successfully adapted to jewellery....

In the late 20s, a small enamel tray, made in China, introduced us to the word cloisonne. The material looked...

In 1898, Wilhelm Krische, owner of a factory that made history books and a stone printing shop, patented one of...

Long recognized for the ubiquitous turquoise and silver squash-blossom necklaces and concho belts, the traditional metalwork of the Southwest has...

Starting in the early 1950s, Gerda Flöckinger worked to change the face of British jewelry. Others joined her fledgling crusade,...

People have gazed at adorned ears for many millennia. Discoveries in tombs and old legends tel of how ears were...

An island in the eastern Mediterranean, with a history of more than 8000 years, Cyprus was one of the earliest...

The history of contemporary Canadian jewellery, like that of Canada itself, has struggled with the assimilation of foreign influences, economies...

For the past 60 years, tourists visiting Mexico have sought distinctive silver jewelry and holloware, crafted by native artisans. Although...

All that glitters attracts both the museum visitor and the archaeologist. Whether one is looking at tastefully displayed objects in...

In 1971, excavations in a kurgan (grave mound) named Tolstaya Mogila – big barrow – in the city of Ordzonikidzhe...

My trips to Germany in 1980 and 1982 were the most satisfying experiences in relation to my metalwork. They were...

In the conditions of world globalization, a big part of modern mankind realized how important human ties are to their...

Now this is a truly attractive book. One of those coffee table type books dripping with gorgeous National Geographic quality...

The history of the School for American Craftsmen (SAC) can be seen as a microcosm of the history of the...

Rome. Truly the eternal city, where every monument reflects simultaneously the past and the present. As Goethe so aptly states...

To date, Orpheus and Spartacus are probably the best-known representatives of a people whose traces have been lost in history....

Peru, Land of the Inca, the Sun Worshippers, Land of Gold (the "Sweat of the Sun"), Land of Silver (the...

The Kremlin Armory houses unique collections of precious items that mirror the artistic wealth of the country and the relations...

A representative cross-section of jewelry design in Switzerland in the last century, entitled "The Art of Jewelry in Switzerland in...

The art of gem cutting (glyptics in Greek) is one of the oldest testimonies to how installed, fascinating miniatures can...

The art of gem cutting (glyptics in Greek) is one of the oldest testimonies to how installed, fascinating miniatures can...

"It is allowing machines to be our masters and not our servants that so insures the beauty of life nowadays."...

A cache of treasures that had lain hidden for some 300 years was unearthed in 1912, during excavation work in...

Golden, white, and rose-colored pearls of dubious quality dangle from her outstretched arms. At least 20 more strands are draped...

The term avant-garde is freighted with baggage from its source in military language. Consider the implications of applying the idea...

In northern Greece, sometime after the death of Alexander the Great, a master goldsmith fashioned this unusual medallion with its...

The Jewelry Museum of Pforzheim possesses one of the most remarkable collections of modern jewelry. This exhibition of works, which...

The merchant ship that sank off the coast of Turkey over 3,300 years ago and that divers salvaged in 10...

In the middle of March, the spiritual leader of the Tibetans, the Dalai Lama, described the Chinese response to the...

Signals: Late Twentieth-Century American Jewelry opened at Cranbrook Art Museum in November 1996 – a contemporary counterpart to Messengers in...

Olaf Skooglors died at the age of 45 on December 20, 1975. In memory of Olaf Skoogfors these excerpts were...

Bernadette Rodriguez-Caraveo confounds expectation. Just when it seems her work can be pigeonholed – as typically Hispanic devotional art, as...

In Objects: USA, the chapter on jewelry bears witness to the hallowed names of modern history. The collective effort of...

Andranondambo countryside, southern Madagascar, 1994 Imagine a gently hilled plain, covered with a beautiful baobab forest, surrounded by an arc...

Among the representatives of this speciality who dedicated their lives to the enamel, is the author of this article. She...

Platinum, in many regards an extraordinary precious metal, was given its name by Spanish conquistadors in about 1580: “platina,” which...

*On the hard ground of Birkenau a tiny button sparkles, reflecting the unshed tears in my eye. I kneel down...

The unfettered joy of an eccentric mix of styles from historical epochs - with no consideration of rules of combination...

“The only work that counts,” she added with her quick smile, “is, of course, that which affords the opportunity for...

Underwater archaeology reigns supreme. Until now mainly disregarded as treasure seekers, modern methods have enabled diving researchers to delve into...

The message was a revolution. While the wounds of the Second World War were eased in Europe using conciliatory kitsch...

Undeniably, American crafts of the 20th century have been influenced by Japanese esthetics. From raku to mokumé, American crafts would...

The history of the pocket watch started in the 15th century. Until then, blacksmith had fashioned the iron clockwork; however,...

For your European correspondent it was Christmas in Brighton and then New Years in Paris – which is not the...

It’s true that fashion is cyclical, as emerging trends are often reminiscent of days gone by. There is also a...