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In her rather fair, short, curly hair is a rosette on the left side; behind it is a pearl comb fastening the hair. Round her neck is a triple string of pearls; in each ear is a pearl. She wears a black gown with slashed sleeves. A long gold chain is twice wound across the bosom and the shoulders, and fastened with a rosette to the lace collar.
Gold chain with garnets, rock crystals and enamel from the 16th century, Sweden. Jewellery chains, jewelry chains or body chains are metal chains [1] [2] that are used in jewellery to encircle parts of the body, [3] namely the neck, wrists and ankles, [4] and they also serve as points to hang decorative charms and pendants. [5] [6] [7]
1400–1500: During the Renaissance it was fashionable for men to wear a number of chains, plaques, and pendants around their necks, and by the end of the 15th century the wealthiest men would wear great, shoulder covering collars inlaid with gems. [4] Women typically wore simpler pieces, such as gold chains, or strung beads or pearls. [11]
Tammis Keefe, a cloth designer whose patterns appeared at Lord and Taylor in September 1952, used a harlequin print diamond pattern on a large cloth she crafted for a table setting show. [5] In a July 1954 article in the Washington Post, columnist Olga Curtis mentioned harlequin print fabrics and cellophane as very novel ideas in accessories. [6]
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Self portrait with black baret and golden chain; Year: 1654: Medium: oil paint, canvas: Dimensions: 72 cm (28 in) × 58.5 cm (23.0 in) Collection: Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister Accession No. GK 244 Identifiers: RKDimages ID: 30522
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It is usually a necklace with black beads strung from a black or yellow thread prepared with turmeric. Sometimes gold, white or red beads are also added to the mangala sutra, depending on regional variation. The necklace serves as a visual marker of marital status. [2] The tying of the mangala sutra is a common practice in India, Sri Lanka, and ...