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Jewellery was made from shells, stone and bones.
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discovers making jewellery with metal technique
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gold became the new method to making jewellery - it was rre, did not tarnish, malleable and fairly easy to work with
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use of beads, shells, flowers and beetles. Beads were made by joining two flat pieces of gold and filling them with sand.
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Reflected an intense hierarchical and status-concious society. Royalty and nobility wore gold, ilver and precious gems. Humblr ranks wore base metals, such as copper and pewter. Gems were polished rather than cut. Enamels - ground glasses fireed at high temp.
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Passion for splendor. enamels covering both sides of jewel become more elaborate and coloourful. advances in cutting technique increased glitter of tones. Engraving occured and portrait jewels became a trend - awareness of individual.
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Changes in fashion reflected changes in Jewellery. Dark fabric required elaborate gold jewellery, new softer ppastel shades beccame graceful bacckdrops for gemstones and pearls. advancing cutting techniques meant the increase of sparkle in gemstones in candlelight. jewels included large bodice or breeat ornnaments, pinned to stiff dress fabric.
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Jewellery design focused on the past. classical styles were popular, ancient techniques were revived (style of archaeological jewellery). Jewels were then inspireed by the Medieval/Renaissance period. More elaborate jewellery were worn bybb women and there was a focus on hand-crafting.
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organic pieces inspired by eroticism and death - subtle effects of materials such as glass, horn and enamel .
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Jewellery design 1920s-1950s maintained both innovation and glamour. 1933 gold returned to fashion, partly because it was cheaper than platinum.
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New tech and non-precious materials including plastics, paper and textiles have overturned traditional implicit in jewellery. There is a push for wearable art jewel pieces
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Combining smart phone techniques into jewellery. Wearable Jewellery with smart features.
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