French jet

French jet Black glass that is made to look like Victorian jet which is black ignite (from the coal family). Victorian jet was used during mourning. Many antique dealers call all black glass "jet".

French jet
Black glass stones used to simulate genuine jet.
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French Jet: Black glass that is neither "French" nor "jet". Originally meant to simulate real jet which is black ignite (fossilized coal). Victorian jet was made into jewelry for use during mourning, and was made popular by Queen Victoria .

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French jet is black glass (pyrolusite glass) designed to imitate real jet. It was frequently carved.
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French Jet: Black glass which is made to resemble real jet. Glass is heavier and colder to the touch compared to real jet.

French Jet
Black glass fashioned to imitate real jet. Glass is heavier than real jet, and can feel cold to the touch compared to real jet.
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French Jet - black jewelry designed to imitate fossilized coal. Victorian women wore it as mourning Jewelry and it was made very popular by Queen Victoria.

French Jet
A black glass.
Glass has a vitreous luster, may show mould marks, bubbles and swirls. It has a higher SG and is harder. It's streak is white as opposed to the brown of jet.

French Jet: Glass that is black in color and made to look like real jet. It is heavier than real jet and is sometimes carved.

Simulants such as bog oak, "French Jet" glass, ebony wood, dyed horn, early and modern plastics and a rubber-like material called "vulcanite" are seen in the marketplace.

There was a wide variety of materials used in the jewelry: turquoise, coral, pearls, agate, tortoiseshell, cut steel, sterling, gold and various grades of gold, jet, French jet (black glass), lava, onyx and paste, ...

"Black glass" (also known as 'French Jet', even though most black glass came from Bohemia), will crack, scratch, and become dull.

Imitations abound and therefore buying real Jet is quite a task. French Jet is black glass made in USA. Dyed horn and plastics, Vulcanite, a sulpherized rubber, or the sap of the Mayan tree is also passed off as Jet.

French Jet: Black glass that is often used to imitate jet. Fringe Necklace: Any type of softly formed necklace from which tassels, short chains, or small ornaments suspend, creating the appearance of fringe.

See also: Jewel, Glass, Jewelry, Earring, Metal