Jewellery

Famous Jewellery Designs of Different Eras

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

By Imran Ali
Jewellery consists of ornaments like necklace, rings, earrings, bracelets, belts, cufflinks, pendants, chains, toe rings and other items made from silver, gold, platinum, titanium and other metals using pearls and gemstones. All these items are used to adorn different body parts. In early ages jewellery of stones, seashells and animal bones was used [...]

Jewellery in Other Cultures

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

By Sarah Maple
Historically, the first culture to make jewellery were the Chinese around 5000 years ago. Silver was more popular than gold and Jade was their favourite stone. The Chinese initially wore jewellery in order to display their wealth but later early tiara type pieces were worn by women to add to their beauty.
At the [...]