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Birmingham has an old established metal-bashing reputation, and precious metals were only a part of this.
Jewellery from the Art Deco Period
Jewellery from the Art Deco period took on an 'architectural' appearance, with gemstones being cut in bold geometric shapes such as the emerald cut, pentagon, trapezoid, or triangle "trillion" cut.
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Below you will find a glossary of the gemstones used in our jewellery. Simply click on the letter below to skip to that section or browse at your leisure. The highlighted words will take you directly to that gemstone definition ...
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Two of the favourite jewellery designers among the fashionable ladies of Victorian high society were Castellani and Giuliano. Their pieces have never lost their value and they still fetch the highest prices.
Hair Jewellery: Articles of jewellery made of or embellished with human hair. Hair was use in several styles. It was woven as a background and set under a crystal to be seen front of pendants or brooches or in a hidden compartment on the reverse.
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Alloy: Mixture of two or more metals.
Blemish: Clarity characteristic that is confined to the surface of a polished gemstone.
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JEWELLERY GLOSSARY
Anniversary Ring
Also known as an Eternity Ring, most usually worn on the third finger of the left hand, with the diamond engagement ring and most often bought to celebrate a wedding anniversary.
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Crafts Jewellery Maker: A maker who markets through craft fairs and gallery-stores, usually with a line of hand-made, unique or low production run pieces. Can be anything from a single person to eventually a company employing a hundred people.
9ct gold jewellery is made of a mix of precious metals. Most 9ct gold jewellery, of medium colour, is commonly made of about 37.5% silver, 12.1% copper, and 44.4% zinc. 9 carat gold also looks almost identical to 24 carat gold, the purest gold.
Gold tone
Jewellery done in a gold colour.
Golden finish
Jewellery done in a finish so that it has the look of gold.
Antiquing of Sterling Silver Jewellery
Antiquing is very common in the silver industry today and is the practice of applying a finishing process to sterling silver to give the item an appearance of age.
Roughly twenty percent of Diamonds mined are used in jewellery, as most rough material is unsuitable for gemstone use. The vast majority is either opaque or too heavily flawed to be of gem quality.
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DIAMOND TERMINOLOGY AND SPECIFICS
Blemish Any surface imperfection on a fashioned diamond. Also, a natural or an extra facet, visible on or through the crown, usually is considered a blemish.
This glossary is designed to explain both general jewellery terms, and also those related to antique jewellery.
Garnet The name given to a group of isomorhous minerals of different composition and colour. Almandine is of a deep velvety red and the most widely used in jewellery.
Irregular shaped pearls of all shapes and sizes, neither round nor symmetrical. The surface is usually uneven. Most are inexpensive, but some have come to be the centrepiece for very expensive pieces of jewellery.
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Karat - The (gold) karat system is used for denoting the purtiy or the amount of gold in gold alloy by fractions of 24.
Jewellery Pliers
Jewellery Pliers come in different forms for different purposes.
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From Abalone to Zoisite, the jewellery glossary is packed with information on cuts, gems, settings, links and styles. Simply click on the letter group of the term you'd like explained...
Jewellery made of Citrine with its shine and glow brings sunshine to those dull and gloomy days of November. Citrine is a gemstone and one of the varieties of quartz crystal with little impurities of ferric iron.
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Jewellery terms, especially relating to actual Gem stones, are very important because the price of the final item is dictated by the stone quality and cut. Following are some of the terms you'll come across.
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In jewellery design as in fashion, colours look crisper against a background of black, and black and white always looks right. In fine jewellery, the black backdrop is often supplied by onyx, a black chalcedony quartz with a fine texture.
The jewellery industry recognizes the highest quality gemstones by purity of their hue, the depth of tone, and the colour saturation.
The Jewellery News Asia article states that prior to May 2006, Japan’s lab rules allowed only Brazilian material to be labeled “paraiba tourmaline.
Mina jewellery is usually made of gold, inlaid with precious and semiprecious stones in the front and enamelled with detailed traditional scenes on the reverse.
Domed
Jewellery with a convex shape, thicker in the center and tapering at the edges, like the outside surface of a ball or sphere
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The jeweller and jewellery of the renaissance copied objects of real life, with the mainspring being the beauty of animated things.
Jewelry (spelled jewellery in Britain) is articles of personal adornment, like rings, necklaces, bracelets, cuff links, and pins. Jewelry is made from metals (especially gold and silver), stones, glass, plastic, and other materials.
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Copper alloy for jewellery containing 7.5% aluminium and 2.5% gold.
Old Copper Culture
Earliest metalworking period in America using native copper found near Lake Superior as early as 4,000 years BC.
Always remove your jewellery when engaging in activities that risk impact or exposure to chemicals or heat such as sports or housework.
Always put jewellery on after using lotions, cosmetics, hair spray or perfumes, not before.
Niobium: Shiny soft and bendable elemental metal, very useful for body piercing jewellery as it is hypo-allergenic. Heavier than titanium.
Nipple piercing: Piercing through the areola of the nipple. Male and female placement is different.
Pearl is valued as a gemstone and is cultivated or harvested for jewellery.
Pearls are formed inside the shell of certain mollusks.
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Pyrite is often used in jewellery such as necklaces and bracelets, but although the two are similar, marcasite cannot be used in jewelery as it has a tendency to crumble into powder.
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During the latter part of the 19th century, and the first half of the 20th, platinum was the premier metal for all-important jewellery.
Zircons are quite soft and it is recommended that when worn in jewellery, the jewellery not be subjected to rough wear (as in sports). Facet junctions in zircons often abrade over time with careless use.
Cameo Jewelry
Quality hand-carved cameo jewellery. Cameos, chains, gifts,
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FINDINGS - Findings are the components that jewellery makers use to assemble their jewellery and include items such as clasps, earring backs and hooks.
FINENESS - The proportion of precious metal in an alloy expressed as parts per 1000.
In the Baltic region, the ancient Rome and the ancient Greece used Amber for jewellery, for medicine and as a stone for spiritual healing. The Roman poet Plinius was angry about the price of amber , saying that it was costlier than a slave! ...
It is hardwearing and thus perfect for jewellery. It is mainly mined in Russia and Australia and for many years during the 18th century it was know as the national stone of Russia.
The part of a necklace or bracelet that opens and closes so that the jewellery can be clipped on and off.
C.I.B.J.O. International Confederation of Jewellery, Silverware, Diamonds, Pearls and Stones.
calcite Number three on the Mohs Hardness Scale consisting of calcium carbonate.
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Metals such as silver, nickel, copper and zinc are frequently mixed with gold to provide certain characteristics, (such as colour or hardness). Common alloys used in the jewellery industry are 22 karat, 18k, 14k & 9k.Pure gold is 24 karat.
also found in Myanmar, China, USA, Africa, and Australia. Myanmar's peridot show a vivid green with fine silky inclusions. The peridot from Arizona often shows a yellowish to golden brown shade. There the stone is popular as Native Indian jewellery.
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