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Jewelry
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Jewelry at Historic New England 
 Online exhibition of jewelry held by a regional preservation organization. View illustrated essays covering style and design by time period (such as Colonial simplicity, classical style in the Federal period, Victorian opulence, international influence between World War I and World War II, and American design in 1940-1970). Also view selected jewelry by themes (marriage, childhood, mourning, souvenirs, societies, and male and female adornment), and find a checklist by type of jewelry, glossary, and links. http://www.historicnewengland.org/JewelryHistory/ Topics: Fashion Last updated Feb 5, 2009 Jewelry Guides and Information
Collection of Federal Trade Commission (FTC) documents related to the jewelry industry. Includes a consumer guide to buying jewelry, consumer alerts, Federal Register notices, FTC advisory opinions, and other documents related to jewelry, gemstones, precious metals, and pewter. The "Jewelry Guides" section explains the proper use of industry terms such as "blue white" diamond and "cultured pearl," items that cannot be misrepresented (such as silver and gold content), misleading illustrations, and related items. http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/jewelryjump.shtm Topics: Consumer Research & Advocacy, Fashion Last updated Jun 6, 2007 Keeping Your Kids Safe From Lead Jewelry
This consumer publication lists tips for preventing lead poisoning from toy jewelry. Some of the suggestions include avoiding toys from vending machines, toys with small parts that can be swallowed, and painted fake pearls (may be lead-based paint). Explains ways that lead affects children, and provides links to related resources. From the Sierra Club. http://www.sierraclub.org/healthycommunities/lead/ Topics: Fashion, Pollutants & Toxic Substances Last updated Jan 19, 2009 Lead in Jewelry
Background and updates about California's Lead-Containing Jewelry Law, which limits "the amount of lead in jewelry, including children's jewelry and body piercing jewelry. High amounts of lead, a persistent and toxic metal, have been found in jewelry, especially inexpensive children's jewelry." Includes history of the law, news (such as revisions to the law that took effect January 2009), a FAQ, fact sheets in several languages, and more. From the California Department of Toxic Substances Control. http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/LeadInJewelry.cfm Topics: Fashion, Pollutants & Toxic Substances Last updated Jan 29, 2009 Printable Ring Sizer and Ring Size Chart
"To find your ring size, you can use either the Printable Ring Sizer ... or you can measure your finger and use the Ring Size Chart." From an online jewelry business. http://www.shavonne.com/rings/ringsizer.php Topics: Fashion Last updated Nov 25, 2006 Tiffany
This site provides information about galleries "devoted to the arts of Louis C. Tiffany, one of the most versatile and talented American artists working in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries." It features essays and images of "Tiffany's windows, lamps, ... mosaics, blown Favrile glass vases, pottery, enamelwork, and jewelry." Also includes a bibliography and list of New York locations with works by Tiffany. From the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/Tiffany/index.html Topics: Artists, Crafts, Fashion Last updated Jul 11, 2005 Tokens of Affection and Regard: Photographic Jewelry and Its Makers
Companion to a 2008/2009 exhibit about 19th century jewelry that incorporated photographic portraits. "The evocative portraits preserved in photographic jewelry are rarely attributable to specific makers. ... [M]any of the nineteenth-century's major photographic artists offered these pieces." View images of selected bracelets, earrings, and pendants, and background about photographers. From the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.npg.si.edu/exhibit/jewels/ Topics: Fashion, Photography Last updated Jan 26, 2009 |
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