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Century of Jewelry
Deborah Crosby
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Description for Century of Jewelry
Num Pages: 272 pages, 1100 color photos. BIC Classification: AF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 225 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1618.
Lavishly illustrated and extensively researched, this fascinating book chronicles the widening accessibility of jewelry between 1860 and 1960. Prior to the Industrial Revolution, only the affluent could afford many pieces of jewelry. In the mid-nineteenth century, however, industrialization led jewelry to become more affordable and the rising middle class created a larger market. Increasingly, jewelry was made not only from traditional precious metals and stones, but also of materials such as gold-plated base metals, vulcanite, hair, plastics, aluminum, and much more. Beginning with a visual timeline, this comprehensive volume couples an informative text with outstanding photographs of over 1,000 pieces ... Read more
Lavishly illustrated and extensively researched, this fascinating book chronicles the widening accessibility of jewelry between 1860 and 1960. Prior to the Industrial Revolution, only the affluent could afford many pieces of jewelry. In the mid-nineteenth century, however, industrialization led jewelry to become more affordable and the rising middle class created a larger market. Increasingly, jewelry was made not only from traditional precious metals and stones, but also of materials such as gold-plated base metals, vulcanite, hair, plastics, aluminum, and much more. Beginning with a visual timeline, this comprehensive volume couples an informative text with outstanding photographs of over 1,000 pieces ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764323232
SKU
V9780764323232
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-2
About Deborah Crosby
Deborah Crosby teaches art in Westchester County, New York, and is the mother of two daughters. She previously authored Victorian Pencils: Tools to Jewels and Silver Novelties in the Gilded Age for Schiffer Publishing.
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