Bead and Jewelry History

Essays on the history of beads, jewelry, glass, gem stones, precious metals, art, fashion, and any kind of material, creation, great literature, poetry, name, or adornment for the sake of beauty.

Saturday, May 8, 2021

PENDANT

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Pendants were among the earliest forms of jewelry. A copper pendant believed to have been made in Sumeria, the first civilization, around 87...

Friday, April 30, 2021

FANNY

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The name Fanny or Fannie is of French and Latin origin. In Latin it means from France. In French it means free. It can be derived from the S...

Wednesday, April 28, 2021

ABSTRACT ART

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Pure abstract art is art where there are no figures that look the way people and objects look to the human eye. Until the invention of the c...

Thursday, April 15, 2021

THE EARTH WOMAN SILENT FILM

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The Earth Woman is an American silent film made in 1926. The film was produced by Dorothy Davenport and directed by Walter Lang. It can not ...

Saturday, April 10, 2021

CUFFS

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Although cuff bracelets date back to ancient times, fabric cuffs began in Europe during the Renaissance for the purpose of preventing the ed...

Tuesday, April 6, 2021

ORIGINS OF GLASS BEAD MAKING

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Glassmaking is believed to have begun about 5,000 years ago in the Middle East, perhaps in Mesopotamia. Some think glass was discovered as a...

Monday, March 29, 2021

JEWELRY METALWORKING

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Metal working means shaping metals into useful objects (artistic as well as functional). The earliest metalworking was probably from around ...

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