The Journal
What is a Lavalier?
A fine chain disappears against the skin. A delicate pendant hangs at the throat before falling into a graceful drop. Pearls tremble with the slightest movement, while gemstones catch the...
What is a Lavalier?
A fine chain disappears against the skin. A delicate pendant hangs at the throat before falling into a graceful drop. Pearls tremble with the slightest movement, while gemstones catch the...
Written in the Stars: The Romance of Victorian ...
Few things capture the romantic imagination of the Victorian era quite like the night sky. Throughout the nineteenth century, jewelry designers turned to the heavens for inspiration, creating brooches, pendants,...
Written in the Stars: The Romance of Victorian ...
Few things capture the romantic imagination of the Victorian era quite like the night sky. Throughout the nineteenth century, jewelry designers turned to the heavens for inspiration, creating brooches, pendants,...
Jade: The Stone of Heaven
Few gemstones have a history as long, complicated, and culturally significant as jade.
Jade: The Stone of Heaven
Few gemstones have a history as long, complicated, and culturally significant as jade.
The Enduring Allure of Gold
Few materials have held humanity’s imagination quite like gold. For thousands of years, people have crossed mountains and deserts in search of it, buried it with their dead, offered it...
The Enduring Allure of Gold
Few materials have held humanity’s imagination quite like gold. For thousands of years, people have crossed mountains and deserts in search of it, buried it with their dead, offered it...
The Freedom She Could Wear: Jewelry as Women’s ...
For much of history, jewelry was far more than decoration. For women in particular, a gold bracelet, a string of pearls, a pair of earrings, or a jeweled ring could...
The Freedom She Could Wear: Jewelry as Women’s ...
For much of history, jewelry was far more than decoration. For women in particular, a gold bracelet, a string of pearls, a pair of earrings, or a jeweled ring could...
Burmese Rubies: The History of the World's Most...
For centuries, rubies from the mountains of Burma—now Myanmar—have been regarded as some of the finest in the world. Their extraordinary red color, rarity, and long association with kings and...
Burmese Rubies: The History of the World's Most...
For centuries, rubies from the mountains of Burma—now Myanmar—have been regarded as some of the finest in the world. Their extraordinary red color, rarity, and long association with kings and...