In previous articles, Mr. J introduced to his friends the naive early Victoria and the gloomy and melancholy Victorian mid-term jewelry style to his friends.
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left: Victoria's early jewelry Right: Victoria's mid-term jewelry
By the late Victorian period, the jewelry style showed a 180-degree turn, sweeping away the sadness and silence before, and moving towards the delicate and small but beautiful direction.
Diamond Set
So, what exactly causes this?
Ruby sapphire emerald diamond Stone bracelet
Small and beautiful late Victoria jewelry
late Victoria refers to the end of 1885 to the death of Queen Victoria in 1901. This period is also known as the aesthetic period.
1880s Ruby sapphire diamond necklace
In the late 19th century, Britain was in the second industrial revolution of . The quality of the mechanical mass-produced jewelry was much worse than before, and it lacked artistic and creative.
Jewelry craftsmen tried to break the tradition of jewelry imitation and used semi-precious stones and enamel to create a series of new hand-made jewelry with stronger texture and more attractive texture.
Diamond brooch in the late 1990s
During this period, women began to devote themselves to business work. In 1886, the Women's Freedom Alliance was established, and women had the same right to vote as men.
With the further liberation of ideas , in addition to special occasions such as dances and opera activities, women do not wear too much luxurious jewelry during the day.
Compared with exaggerated clothing such as corsets, oversized skirts, low collars and off-shoulder, Victoria's late clothing is simpler and lighter.
With the changes in clothing, the huge accessories that were popular in the early and mid-term were gradually outdated. Some small, exquisite, design-rich and profound jewelry successfully captured the hearts of women and became the popular theme of this period.
18 Ruby Diamond Earring Brooch Set in the 1990s
Natural elements became the mainstream Jewelry patterns are novel and changeable
1897, Queen Victoria appeared in the "Diamond Jubilee" commemoration event of 60 years since her ascendance to the throne. The mourning jewelry that was popular in the middle of Victoria gradually faded out of people's sight.
early popular bouquets, branches and leaves, insects, animals, and natural elements such as sun, moon and stars once again became a popular jewelry theme.
From the perspective of design, the jewelry of this period was more feminine, and the patterns of jewelry were also more novel and changeable.
Crescent and bees, Clover and stars, Bamboo and birds... These seemingly fabulous patterns combinations hide unique profound meanings, bringing people an unprecedented novel experience.
Double Flying Swallow Necklace
has various materials Shining
867, a large number of diamond mines were discovered in South Africa. Diamond production surged, prices decreased, and the emergence of steam power made diamond cutting easier. Jewelry made diamonds the main material emerged one after another.
180s ruby pearl diamond brooch
18h in the late 1980s, platinum began to be put into use and was mostly used to make diamond jewelry.
1919 diamond sapphire bracelet
19th century, due to the outbreak of the Boer War, the diamond source supplied from South Africa was cut off. Due to the insufficient supply and the price of popular diamond jewelry in the mid-Jato region, people once again turned their attention to the color treasure market.
1990 garnet pearl diamond brooch
craftsmen combined these exotic colored gems with the elegant and winding flowers and leaves and vines of the Victorian era, and made exquisite jewelry through exquisite craftsmanship and natural color matching.
1880s ruby pearl diamond brooch
In addition to various color treasures, in order to pursue innovation, unusual materials such as swamp oak , colored ammonite , granite , marble, etc. have been skillfully carved and polished, and have also been widely used in jewelry design.
180s mosaic brick-patched gold set
styles are small and exquisite, and the jewelry types are rich and colorful
Although, due to the death of Prince Albert , Queen Victoria lived in seclusion for a long time and did not care about state affairs, by the late 1870s, Queen Victoria gradually emerged from her sadness and became active on the political stage again.
But at this time, her title of "Queen of Jewelry Industry" was gradually transferred to her daughter-in-law Princess Alexandra.
At that time, the most fashionable jewelry set off by Princess Alexandra was the "collar".
In order to cover up the scars left by childhood jewelry, Alexandra always wears a Choker necklace on her neck whenever and where.
But what she didn't expect was that her wearing method actually attracted the imitation of the nobles, and the Choker necklace became popular among the noble class.
The exquisite enamel or gem buckles connect the collar of diamonds and pearls. This luxurious necklace style was still very popular until the Edwardian period.
Choker necklace
Unlike the mid-Victorian period, the earrings in the late stage are relatively small. Due to the different light sources of day and night, women during this period usually wear pearl earrings during the day and more shining diamond earrings at night. With the advancement of technology, turnbuckle earrings came into being, so that women can wear earrings without having to pierce their ears.
1818 pearl earrings in the 1990s
0 In the late 19th century, women's corsets were covered with small brooches as decorations. These brooches are usually smaller in size and pay more attention to functionality. Crescent, star-shaped patterns such as diamonds are very popular at that time.
1818 pearl diamond brooch
Like the mid-Victorian period, some women with status often wear two or even multiple bracelets or bracelets at the same time.
Diamond Pearl Bracelet
1895, the diamond monolith ring that was popular in Victoria in the early days reappeared at this time. In addition, relatively low-priced rings such as cross-jewel rings and multi-ring rings inlaid with small gemstones that were popular in the 18th century were once again sought after by people.
late Victoria ruby ring
late Victoria sapphire diamond ring
J said:
On January 22, 1901, the 82-year-old Queen Victoria passed away due to illness in Isle of Wight , and a great historical era came to a successful end.
Under her advocacy, whether it is the innocent and romantic early Victoria, the gloomy and melancholy mid-Victoria, or the beautiful late Victoria, each period has a distinct style and characteristics of the times. Even today, it still provides jewelry designers with continuous design inspiration.
After reading Victoria's early, mid- and late jewelry styles, which period of style do you prefer?
Reference materials:
1, European Antique Jewelry Tongdian Tao Jiangli
2, Brief History of Jewelry Hebei
3, 7000-year history of jewelry Hugh Tate
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