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2. Rivière (jewellery) - Wikipedia

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   The necklace's impact comes entirely from the uninterrupted line of gemstones, identical in colour and cut. The stones are either all the same size, or vary gradually from small to larger towards the bottom of the necklace. Diamonds as well as coloured stones can be used in rivières, and pendant stones or a pendant cross may be attached. These ...

3. Jewels of Mary, Queen of Scots - Wikipedia

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   The jewel was a carcatt (a necklace chain) with a diamond in one piece and a ruby in another, with a tablet (a locket) set with a carbuncle of a diamond and ruby, set around with diamonds. [386] In 1604 King James had the "Great H" dismantled and the large diamond was used in the new "Mirror of Great Britain" which James wore as a hat badge. [387]

4. Suffrage jewellery - Wikipedia

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   An Art Nouveau era Suffragette pendant set with amethyst, pearl, and peridot. A Suffragette brooch set with amethyst, pearl, and peridot. The suffragettes, in particular, successfully embraced the language of contemporary fashion - including its emphasis on delicate femininity - as a strategy for increasing the popular appeal of their movement and dodging the stereotype of the 'masculine ...

5. Jewellery - Wikipedia

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   The British crown jewels contain the Cullinan Diamond, part of the largest gem-quality rough diamond ever found (1905), at 3,106.75 carats (621.35 g). A diamond solitaire engagement ring. Now popular in engagement rings, this usage dates back to the marriage of Maximilian I to Mary of Burgundy in 1477. [15]

6. Diamond (gemstone) - Wikipedia

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   Total carat weight (t.c.w.) is a phrase used to describe the total mass of diamonds or other gemstone in a piece of jewelry, when more than one gemstone is used. Diamond solitaire earrings, for example, are usually quoted in t.c.w. when placed for sale, indicating the mass of the diamonds in both earrings and not each individual diamond.

7. Medieval jewelry - Wikipedia

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   Ancient engraved gems were often reused among stones, which in early medieval jewelled objects were often set profusely, spaced out across surfaces, mixed with ornaments in gold. Medieval gem engraving only recaptured the full skills of classical gem engravers at the end of the period, but simpler inscriptions and motifs were sometimes added ...