Scrolls: Also known as “butterfly' clasps, they are a component used in earrings. They attach the earring to the ear by being slid down the post that pierces the ear.
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The method of securing a gemstone to a piece of jewellery, usually metallic. There are nummerous kinds of settings, inlcuding arcade, bezel, channel, coronet, collet, chaton, and pave ...
Scroll: A spiral curve.
Seamless: Without a seam, generally referring to a ring or piece of tubing made from one piece of metal cupped, drawn and cut.
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The Dead Sea Scrolls were found in caves at Qumran at the Dead Sea. The world's lowest road, Highway 90, runs along the Israeli and West Bank shores of the Dead Sea at 393 m below sea level.
Greek Amaravati Scroll c. 300 AD
The Romans expanded trade with the Tamil Chola, Pandyan and Chera dynasties, establishing trading settlements which would remain long after the fall of the Western Roman empire.
Tiny boxes with scrollwork designs or filigree work that were generally unheard of until they became popular in costume jewelry in the last few years. Many cultures used similar boxes and lockets, but the origin is most likely Buddhist.
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Arabesque - Flowing scrolling epitomized by curlicues in low relief
Articulated - Jewelry constructed with hinges or pivots to make it flexible; jewelry with moveable parts ...
Georgian Chatelaine Scrolled and Foliate Frame in Repousse. C. 1740-1760. Photo Courtesy of Lang Antiques.
The patterns often form scrolls or rosettes in tightly coiled wire. The application was popularized the 1900s, mainly in India and England, due to limited gold supply. Cannetile permitted a small amount of gold to be drawn a long way.
Filigree: Thin strands of wire are intricately interlaced or bent into rosettes, spirals, scrolls or vines. The wire is typically gold or silver, and may be plain, twisted, or plaited. There are two major styles of filigree.
The dome rings with onyx and red stone with opposing scrolled dome setting or the round Amethyst with open scroll Dome are in vogue.
CARTOUCHE': A shield or scroll with curved edges used particularly on gold or silver for a monogram. A cartouche' should not be confused with an escutcheon.
After the war, in the 1940's large stones set in scrolls ofgold became popular, an exgerated deco style. Amethyst,citrines and aquamarine were often set as a center piece with small rubies,sapphires and diamonds sprinkled around the setting.
Filigree: A metalworking technique that creates intricate scroll and curlicue patterns. Filigree is often used to make decorative necklace and bracelet clasps.
Finish: Used to describe the texture of polish applied to a metal.
Butterflies
Also known as scrolls, these are components that attach to the back of earposts to hold the earring in position on the ear lobe
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For stud or drop earrings and occasionally also called a "French Fitting", this is the commonest form of earring fastening for pierced ears using a 'post' attached to the earring, which connects with a separate scroll shaped device (butterfly) to ...
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ALPACA Often confused with silver, often made in Mexico, made of mostly copper with nickel, zinc and tin ...
Cannetille: A wirework decoration of fine gold or silver wires twisted into the form of scroll and rosette motifs similar to filigree, often incorporating shells and burr-like motifs.
Scrollwork, filigree settings and baguette accent gems characterize some of these looks. Platinum was widely used in the 1940s and 1950s as an engagement ring metal. Now, once again, its cool elegant look is gaining it adherents among stylish brides ...
Cartouche: Shield or scroll or rectangular pendants with hieroglyphic inscription in Egyptian aged or reproduction jewellery.
A form of decoration characterized by flowing lines, scrollwork, leaves, branches, floral forms, symmetrical in form
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Lacy, intricate and open decorative work created by twisted metal scroll work.
Florentine finish
Metal finish featuring a textured, brushed surface.
Following (moving in the same form as piece it decorates) scrollwork. It typically appears as curlicues in low relief.
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Arabesque - is a design with flowing scrollwork, often having low relief curlicues.
Cannetille: A wirework decoration which uses coiled and twisted gold wire to achieve a delicate scrolling effect.
Cape Amethyst: A form of Amethyst layered or striped with milky quartz.
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Phrase coined to describe the 4 quality and value considerations of a diamond: cut, color, clarity, and carat weight. Scroll down to diamond or... For more information see our article in the Education section about the 4Cs.
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Celtic rings, for example, have very intricate patterns of knots, spirals, chevrons and scrolls with each carrying it's own meaning.
dated 1612, are known (in the British Museum, the Victoria & Albert Museum, and the Morgan Collection) of one such medallion depicting Maximilian, Archduke of Austria (1558-1620); the medals are set in circular frame of pierced enamelled scrolls with ...
look below reveals caves, tree branches, and human figures engaged in various labors. The carving—one of several such large scale carvings—has the fine detail and styling found in some of the museum’s paintings and hanging scrolls.
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