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About 30~33 centimetres (12~13-inch) long and sits high on the neck. Choker Close-fitting, short, 35~41 centimetres (14~16 in) long. Princess necklace 45~50 centimetres (18~20 in) long. Matinee necklace 56~58 centimetres (22~23 in) long. Opera necklace 75~90 centimetres (30~35 in) long and sits at the breastbone. Rope necklace Any longer than ...
Chatelaine, 1765-1775 Victoria and Albert Museum no. C.492:1 to 7-1914 Chatelaine 1700s - Hallwyl Museum. A chatelaine is a decorative belt hook or clasp worn at the waist with a series of chains suspended from it. Each chain is mounted with useful household appendages such as scissors, thimbles, watches, keys, smelling salts, and household ...
It likely developed from a watch chain, from which were hung with hunting trophies. [5] It could not be bought, was carefully preserved and was passed down in a single family through the generations. Some old charivaris have values of up to 10,000 euros (about £8,770).
By 1500 BC, the peoples of the Indus Valley were creating gold earrings and necklaces, bead necklaces, and metallic bangles. [citation needed] Before 2100 BC, prior to the period when metals were widely used, the largest jewellery trade in the Indus Valley region was the bead trade. Beads in the Indus Valley were made using simple techniques.
Givenchy vintage gold necklace consisting of a rigid centerpiece and a flexible omega chain around the back och the neck. An omega chain or omega necklace is a pseudo-chain made by assembling metallic plates on a wire or woven mesh. The plates give the appearance of links in a chain.
A cross attached to a necklace by means of a curved bail. Sixth or seventh century. From the collection of the Museum of Byzantine Art, Berlin. A bail (also spelled "bale") is a component of certain types of jewelry, mostly necklaces, that is used to attach a pendant or stone. [1]
A Byzantine chain is a metal intricate design used in jewelry that incorporates a rope-like texture and organic textural design. The chains are supple and flexible, and drape well. The origin of the name Byzantine is not known. [1] The chain is a 4 in 1 chain meaning that each link passes through four others.
The Patiala Necklace was a necklace designed and made by Cartier in 1928. [1] It was part of the largest ever single order to Cartier to date, made in 1925 by the Indian royal , the Maharaja of Patiala , for the Patiala Necklace and other jewelry worth ₹ 1,000 million (equivalent to ₹ 210 billion, US$2.5 billion or €2.4 billion in 2023).