Edwardian
Styles, Influences
& Reproductions
Edwardian - 1901-1910
Periods & Motifs are brought to you by:
Jarretts Jade Jewelry & Small Antiques
Overview:
After the Victorian period in England was
over and Edward VII was on the throne, he
and his wife, Alexandra of Denmark,
greatly influenced fashion and jewelry as
well as other art forms. They preferred glitter
and lots of it! However, the items themselves
were somewhat scaled down from the previous
Victorian period.
Historical Influences/Inventions:
- Edward and Alexandra as stated above.
- In England everyone "dressed" for
the theatre while in America "Vaudeville"
was the favorite evening out.
- Department stores and catalog stores grew
to huge proportions Sears and Roebuck,
Montgomery
Wards and soon Wannamakers joined the scene.
- Alexandra popularized the "dog collar"
necklace, which she wore to hide a scar
on
her neck.
- The watch fob was invented by Louis Cartier
in 1904
- House of Cartier appointed official jeweler
to the Queen in 1904
Designs and Decorations:
- Good Luck Symbols
- Horseshoes
- Wishbones
- Doves
- Hearts
- Acanthus
- Laurel Wreaths
- Ribbon Bows
- Flowers in garlands
- Fish
- Ducks
- Peacocks
- Foxes
- Jumping horses
- Dog collars
- multistrand necklaces
- Pierced metal mountings
- handkerchief style pendants
- Bar Pins and Brooches
- Negligee Pendants
- Filigreed Platinum with knife-edge
- Millegrain settings
- Drop earrings
- Bangle Bracelets
- Long bead or pearl Sautoirs/tassel ends
- Chatelaines on a smaller scale
- Lavaliers
- Stomachers
- Resille Necklaces
- Tiaras
- Small Boxes
- Clocks
- Icons
- fans
- Large hats
- Feather Boas
- Parasols
- Ornate cuff links
- Photo fobs
- Sash Pins
Materials Used:
- Pearls
- Diamonds
- Amethyst
- Peridot
- Demantoid Garnet
- Ruby
- Emerald
- Sapphire
- Opal
- Amber
- Platinum Silver
- White gold after about 1910
- Bohemian Glass
- Crystalline Diamond Jewelry
- Tri color gold
- Cut Steel
- Flexible setting sterling silver
- Celluloid
- Rhinstones
- Sterling silver filigree
- Camphor glass buttons
Important Designers & Manufacturers:
- House of Cartier
- Fabrege
- Charles Dana Gibson with his "Gibson
Girl" with upswept hair, plunging
neckline
and tiny corsetted waistline.
- Couturiers Gaston and Jean Phillippe Worth
dicated fashion and accessories
- Architectural designers were kept busy with
the new fad - "greenhouses" to
grow all the fragile, exotic plants