Locket1.jpg (1068×700) Historical Jewelry on Pinterest. Amazing Historical Jewelry & Artifacts on Pinterest. A History of Jewellery. Ancient world jewellery Collar known as The Shannongrove Gorget, maker unknown, Ireland, late Bronze Age (probably 800-700 BC). Museum no. M.35-1948. © Victoria & Albert Museum, London. Jewellery is a universal form of adornment. Jewellery made from shells, stone and bones survives from prehistoric times. It is likely that from an early date it was worn as a protection from the dangers of life or as a mark of status or rank.
In the ancient world the discovery of how to work metals was an important stage in the development of the art of jewellery. Gold, a rare and highly valued material, was buried with the dead so as to accompany its owner into the afterlife. Medieval jewellery 1200–1500 Pendant reliquary cross, unknown maker, about 1450-1475. The jewellery worn in medieval Europe reflected an intensely hierarchical and status-conscious society.
Until the late 14th century, gems were usually polished rather than cut. Renaissance jewellery 17th-century jewellery 18th-century jewellery.
Signet_ring_Guillaume_de_Flouri_MNMA_Cl23430.jpg (1250×900) Gadgets Page » Poison Rings. When Stacey and I were children, we had a pile of junk jewelry at my grandmother’s house that she allowed us to play with. In the collection, was a poison ring. It was a toy that was featured in much of our play. Tea parties, playing restaurant and even when we played newspaper agency, the poison ring was a coveted piece of our fantasies. Not a day went by without one of us being “poisoned,” and usually both of us were. We never actually PUT anything in the poison ring.
After Grandpa died, his family descended upon the house they had never visited during the nearly forty years that my grandparents had lived there. Well, some of my toys… All of the junk jewelry in the toy box was gone when I was allowed to claim my inheritance. So, I thought I would try to buy myself a poison ring. Unfortunately, I made the mistake of trying to buy a solid perfume ring instead of just searching for a poison ring.
I was so excited when the box hit my doorstep. Then I opened the boxes… PoisonRing-Bulgaria-e1382488384744.jpg (596×268) PoisonRing-Modern-Garnet-e1382488581732.jpg (596×596) Poison rings. Poison ring. Rings like this have been used throughout history to carry perfume, locks of hair, devotional relics, messages and other keepsakes, so they have also been known by other names. Artists would paint tiny portraits of loved ones, to be carried in what was called a “locket ring,” which was popular during the Renaissance. By the 17th century, jewelers were creating locket rings in the shape of caskets which served as mementos for mourners. These were called “funeral rings.”
Rings with compartments are also called “box” rings or “socket” rings. The origin of Poison Rings[edit] According to Marcy Waldie, who wrote about poison rings in the October 2001 article “A Ring to Die For: Poison Rings Hold Centuries of Secrets,” from Antiques & Collecting Magazine, this type of jewelry originated in ancient days of the Far East and India. It replaced the practice of wearing keepsakes and other items in pouches around the neck. In media[edit] References[edit]