[Jewelry making - Article 00428] - Re: [Orchid] Everyday Jewellery 1600-1850

[Ron Charlotte]

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>     Would anybody know of any reference works for the everyday and
>     best jewellery worn by middle-class people between 1600 and 1850 in
>     England and North America? 

    My area of study is in the pre 17th century eras, where there has
    been a lot of recently released stuff on finds from the working and
    middle classes from places like London and York; so I don't have a
    lot of early modern resources. 

    You could try _Colonial Massachusetts Silversmiths and Jewlerers_ by
    Patricia E. Kane
    http://www.ganoksin.com/jewelry-books/us/product/0894670778.htm 

    The bibliography in that one may give you some good leads. 

    Based on my medieval and renaissance sources, much the same forms
    can be found in everyday jewelry, just in lesser metals and stones.
    At least for the early modern era, you have a lot of portraiture to
    work from, even of not so wealthy people. 

    You could also contact the people at Colonial Williamsburg
    (Virginia, USA). 

Ron Charlotte -- Gainesville, FL
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