Bedazzled: 5000 Years of Jewelry, the Walters Art Museum
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Book Description
This exquisitely illustrated book presents a wonderful selection of jewelry dating from the 2nd millennium B.C. to the turn of the twentieth century. Fifty key items of jewelry are presented, each illustrated in color, many with color details. Each object is accompanied by information on date, maker (where known) and region. Specific terminology, when used, is always explained. The jewelry selected shows an enormous range of periods, regions, artistic and stylist development, and materials. Signature items featured in this volume include a magnificent pair of gold bracelets encrusted with precious stones and multicolor enamel inlay discovered inside a tomb in Olbia, Ukraine, and dating to the 1st century B.C.; a gold iris corsage ornament by Tiffany & Co., decorated with sapphires, garnets, topaz and diamonds, which was grand prize winner at the 1900 Paris Exposition universelle; and a wonderful corsage ornament of pansy blossoms executed in a combination of cast glass and plique-à-jour enamel by René Lalique, dating from 1904. The latter piece is especially significant because it marks one of the first instances of Lalique's use of cast glass. A Glossary provides information on terms. Sabine Albersmeier is Assistant Curator for Ancient Art at the Walters Art Museum, where she is responsible for the Greek and Roman collection. Dr. Albersmeier is currently working on two upcoming exhibitions for the Walters Art Museum: the touring exhibition Bedazzled: 4,500 Years of Jewelry opening in 2006, and Reviving Ancient Glass: Imitations, Innovations, Interpretations.
Bedazzled: 5000 Years of Jewelry, the Walters Art Museum,Sabine Albersmeier,Giles,1904832164,Antiques & Collectibles,Antiques / Collectibles,Antiques/Collectibles,Jewelry,Jewellery & jewellery-making
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