Presents
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ORNAMENTS, JEWELRY & ACCESSORIES |
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INFORMATION ON ALL AREAS OF ORNAMENTATION
INCLUDING
DESIGNS * JEWELRY *
TEXTILES * DESIGNERS *
MANUFACTURERS
PERFUMERS * HALLMARKS *
HISTORICAL INFORMATION
TERMINOLOGY ASSOCIATED WITH ORNAMENTATION |
| B |
Adjoining Double "B" - Jewelry
trademark for Baskin Bros., Mobile Ala. since
1949 |
| B |
Within ornate frae - Jewelry trademark for
Joseph Bobley Jewelry, New York since 1955 |
| B |
Within a star - Jewelry trademark for B.
A. Ballou & Co., Providence RI since
1947 |
| B |
Jewelry trademark for H.F. Barrows co., North
Attleboro, MA since 1901 |
| B |
Script "B" or "Bow B"
Jewelry trademark for Beaucraft, Inc., Providence
RI jewelry mfg since 1961 |
| B |
Within a Diamond - Jewelry trademark for
Mark of Brooks and Co., New York since 1962 |
| B |
Large ribbon Script "B" - Jewelry
trademark for Federated Dept. Stores, NY
since 1939 |
| B |
Within modified arrow shape - Jewelry trademark
of M Fabrikant & Sons New York since
`1962 |
| B |
On Mexican Sterling - used by Bernice Goodspeed
(1935 - 1971) She and her husband had a small
shop and designed in the Pre Columbian style. |
| BAR |
Letters "AR" Within the "B"
- Trademark of Bar-Tan Mfg Providence RI
since 1965 |
| BF |
Jewelry traemark for B. F. Hirsch, NY since
1935 |
| BAB |
Jewelry trademark of B.A. Ballou & Co.
Providence RI 1908-1949 |
| BB Co |
Jewelry trademark of Bliss Bros co. Attleboro
MA since 1908 |
| BB |
"Inside upsidedown "V" "
Jewelry trademark of Barnabus Barna, Beverly
Hills CA since 1962 |
| BB |
Double B's with interlocking circles - Jewelry
trademark for Binder Bros, NY since 1920 |
| BB |
Within a Triangle - Jewelry trademark for
Berman Bros, Pittsburg PA since 1962 |
| BBC |
Within an oval - Jewelry trademark for Bernard
Blum Corp., NY since 1963 |
| B&C |
Jewelry trademark for B&C Mfg. New York,
Mfg. of clasps, findings since 1962 |
| B Co. |
Large "B" Small Co - Jewelry trademark
for Benjamin & co., NY since 1962 |
| BC |
Jewelry trademark for Baronet Creations,
NY since 1962 |
BCJ *BEVERLY CREATIVE JEWELERS, LOS ANGELES CA.,
JEWELRY TRADEMARK SINCE 1962
BAACK, *HAMBURG, BERLIN, GERMANY
METALWORKER/JEWELRY DESIGNER C.1895 SIEGMUND
BABETTE
LINE *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR W&R
JEWELRY, ATTLEBORO, MA SINCE 1944
BABETTO,
GIAMPAOLO *ARTIST/JEWELLERY DESIGNER BORN IN PADUA, ITALY IN
1947.
BABISHE *(BABEESH) THONG, CORD OF THREAD MADE OF
RAWHIDE. AMERICAN INDIAN
BABANI
*PERFUMERY.PARIS, FRANCE; C.1925; "YASMAK", "ABDULLA"
BABCOCK
*PERFUMERY.NY NY; C. 1920 ; "ACME", "WE MODERNS"
BABLET,PAUL *FRENCH JEWELER/DESIGNER C.1889 -
?
BABS * PERFUMERY.NY, NY,
C. 1940; "BLOSSOMSCENT", "YESTERYEAR" CREATORS
BABY
DARLING *JEWELRY TRADEMARK (CHILDRENS) USED BY LIPPMAN, SPIER & HAHN, NEW
YORK SINCE 1925.
BABYFAIR *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY E.M.
ROSENTHAL JEWELRY, CO., WASHINGTON, DC FOR
CHILDREN'S
JEWELRY SINCE 1940
BACCARAT
* PRODUCER OF FINE GLASS AVIDLY SOUGHT BY COLLECTORS. THE CRISTALLERIES
DE
BACCARAT WAS FOUNDED IN 1822 IN FRANCE AND CONTINUES TO PRODUCE
THE
HIGHEST QUALITY GLASSWARE
INCLUDING PERFUME BOTTLES, TODAY. THEY MADE
PERFUME BOTTLES FOR ELIZABETH ARDEN, ARYS,
ATKINSON, BOUJOIS, BICHARA,
CORDAY, COTY, DELETTREZ, D'ORSAY, CARON, FONTANIS,
GABILLA, GRENOVILLE,
GUERLAIN, RICHARD, JACKEL, T. JONES, LENTHERIC, MOLINARD, MYON, ORIZA,
L.,
LEGRAND, JEAN PATOU, RAMSES, ROGER AND GALLET, RIMMEL, SILKA,
SCHIAPARELLI,
VIOLET, VOLNAY, YBRY, YARDLEY AND HOUBIGANT.
BACHELOR *TRADEMARK FOR STUART A. THOMPKINS/BACHELOR BUTTON
PRODUCTS FOR MENS
BUTTON ITEMS SINCE 1952
BADGE *INSIGNIA OF MEMBERSHIP OR OFFICE USED SINCE THE 17TH
CENTURY IN SEVERAL
DIFFERENT FORMS-SOME PINNED ON AND SOME SUSPENDED FROM A
CHAIN.
BAER,
WILDE *ATTLEBORO, MA. MFG. OF BUTTONS, TIE PINS AND RELATED ITEMS.
C.1915-1931
BAGATELLE *(BAG A TELL) TRIFLE; SOMETHING OF NO
IMPORTANCE.
BAGUETTE *A GEM OR STONE USUALLY SMALL,
CUT IN THE SHAPE OF A RECTANGLE. OFTEN USED TO
SET OFF OTHER LARGER STONES. EXPENSIVE CUT
LARGE. MADE POPULAR IN THE
CUBISM INTEREST OF THE 1920'S.
*FRENCH FOR
"ROD"
BAGS *
SEE PURSES
BAHRS,
ULRIKE *JEWELLERY DESIGNER BORN 1944 IN GREVESMUHLEN, GDR.
BAIL * A
WIRE TRIANGLE TO ATTACH A PENDANT TO A LOOP OR CHAIN.
BAILEY,
BANKS *JEWELRY DESIGNERS/MFG. PHILADELPHIA, PA. 1832-PRESENT. BEGAN AS BAILEY
& KITCHEN C.
&BIDDLE 1832 IN PHILADELPHIA. NOW A MEMBER OF THE ZALE CORP..
ALSO USE B B & B AS TRADEMARK.
KNOWN FOR
QUALITY AND EXCLUSIVE DESIGNS.
BAKELAND
*TRADEMARK USED BY ARSENE J. VAN EXEM, NEW YORK FOR JEWELRY MADE
WITH
PEARLS AND RHINESTONES SINCE
1922.
BAKELITE
* SYNTHETIC RESON CHEMICALLY FORMULATED AND NAMED AFTER
BELGIAN
(BAY KA
LITE) CHEMIST L. H. BAEKELAND IN
1909. IT WAS USED FOR MOLDING ITEMS WHICH WERE
PREVIOUSLY DONE OF CELLULOID OR HARD
RUBBER . BAKELITE IS VERY
COLLECTIBLE IN ALL OF ITS FORMS - MOST
POPULARLY JEWELRY, BUTTONS, RADIO
CASES, ETC. BAKELITE HAS BECOME TO BE USED AS A GENERIC TERM
MEANING
ANY TYPE OF EARLY THERMO PLASTIC BUT IS NOT ACTUALLY BAKELITE
UNLESS
SIGNED. TO DETERMINE AN ACTUAL PIECE OF BAKELITE, RUB YOU FINGERS ACROSS
IT,
WARMING IT AND FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH THE ODOR OR
ANOTHER
NONDESTRUCTIVE WAY
TO TEST BAKELITE IS BY IMMERSING THE PIECE IN
HOT WATER (NOT WITH RHINESTONES, PLEASE). THE SMELL SHOULD BE ACRID
I.E.
FORMALDEHYDE OR
CARBOLIC ACID) BAKELITE ALSO HAS A CLUNKY SOUND
,UNLIKE
THE LIGHTER CELLULOID, WHEN
KNOCKING TWO PIECES TOGETHER. HOWEVER, THE
BEST DETERMINATION IS EXPERIENCE AND SOMETIMES EVEN THE
MOST
EXPERIENCED
IS FOOLED. IF NECESSARY YOU CAN DO THE "HOT NEEDLE" TEST
IN
AN OUT OF SIGHT PLACE. HEAT THE NEEDLE AND THEN PRICK THE
PIECE
I MMEDIATELY SNIFFING THE ODOR. (NOT A BIG HOLE!)
ALSO BE AWARE THAT NON
THERMOPLASTIC PIECES WILL MELT, THERMOSET WILL NOT. BAKELITE IS ALSO
BEING
REPRODUCED BUT OBVIOUS
GIVEAWAYS ARE COLORS AND SHAPES
CHARACTERISTIC SOLID COLORS INCLUDE LIGHT YELLOW, DARK
YELLOW,
BUTTERSCOTCH, PEA GREEN,
DEEP GREEN, GRASS GREEN, LIME GREEN, BLACK,
BROWN, MAROON, DEEP MAROON, RED, ORANGE, NAVY AND DEEP NAVY BLUE.
THE
MARBELIZED COLORS INCLUDE GREENS,
GOLDS, TORTOISE, BLUE GREEN, ROSE,
PLUM, PEACH AND LOTS OF YELLOW SHADES. THERE ARE SOME
CLEAR OR
"VASELINE" PIECES. SEVERAL WONDERFUL BOOKS ARE AVAILABLE THAT
DISCUSS
THE PLASTIC CRAZE. NEW BAKELITE IS BEING MADE. PIECES ARE BEING
MELTED DOWN
AND REMOLDED INTO OLD AND NEW
DESIGNS SO STUDY THE OLDER PIECES WELL.
BAKER,
OLIVER *ENGLISH JEWELRY DESIGNER/CRAFTSMAN
C.1900
BAKKER,
GIJS * JEWELRY DESIGNER/ARTIST BORN 1942 IN AMERSFOORT,
HOLLAND
BALAS
RUBY *NOT A RUBY AT ALL BUT A RED
SPINEL IN JEWELRY.
BALFOUR,
L.G. *JEWELRY MFG., ATTLEBORO, MA. SINCE 1936 USED
THE "B" MARK WITHIN A MODIFIED
SHIELD SHAPE. SPECIALIZING IN
FRATERNAL/INSIGNIA JEWELRY.
BALENCIAGA * PERFUMERY.PARIS,
FRANCE C.1944; "28", "QUADRILLE", "PRELUDE"
BALENCIAGA, CRISTOBAL * SPANISH FASHION DESIGNER BORN IN 1895. HIS
FASHION HOUSE CLOSED IN 1968.
HE
WAS ADMIRED FOR HIS PASSEMENTERIE, AND SPANISH LACES AND FOR
HIS
LAVISH USE OF COLOR COMBINATIONS.
BALIE
*JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY MORRIS BALICER, NEW YORK FOR MENS
JEWELRY
SINCE 1922
BALL
*JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY MILDRED L. BALL, WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. SINCE
1959
BALL
CHAIN *TYPE OF CHAIN
COMPOSED OF SMALL METAL BALLS JOINED BY A METAL
CONNECTION.
BALLERINA
*NAME AND BALLERINA FIGURE WAS USED BY UNITED PEARL CORP. AS THEIR
TRADE-
MARK FOR PEARL
JEWELRY SINCE 1954.
BALLESTEROS *MEXICAN FAMILY OPERATED STERLING JEWELRY
BUSINESS SINCE 1937 TO PRESENT.
MOST PIECES ARE MARKED
"BALLESTEROS".
BALLET
JEWELS, INC.*JEWELRY MFG./DESIGN. CURRENTLY IN BUSINESS IN
NY.
BALLOU
*JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR BETTER RHINESTONE JEWELRY CO., NEW YORK
SINCE
THE 1940-50'S. ALSO "B"
INSIDE A STAR. AND INITIALS B.A.B.
BALLOU *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR B.A.BALLOU & CO.,
PROVIDENCE RI SINDE 1919 - 1949.
BALLY,
BORIS *CONTEMPORARY STUDIO JEWELRY DESIGNER SPECIALIZING IN MACHINERY/ROBOTIC
JEWELRY
BALMAIN
*PERFUMERY IN PARIS, FRANCE; C. 1950'S; "ELYSEES", "VENT
VERT"
PIERRE *PARIS FASHION DESIGNER
WITH COUTURE HOUSE OPENING IN 1945. HE WORKED FOR LUCIEN
LELONG IN 1939 PRIOR TO OPENING HIS OWN HOUSE. HE
DIED IN 1982 AND HIS ASSISTANT,
ERIK MORTENSEN ASSUMED THE ROLE OF
COUTURIER.
BALTIC *IN JEWELRY - THE LOCATION FOR EARLY
AMBER.
BAMBOO *USED IN ORNAMENTATION. HOLLOW STALKS WERE MADE INTO
CYLINDRICAL BEADS.
BAMBOO *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY AVON PRODUCTS, NEW YORK
SINCE 1970
MAGIC
BANAL
*TRITE, COMMONPLACE. OF NO INDIVIDUAL TASTE OR INTEREST.
FASHIONLESS.
BANDEAU
*TYPE OF HEAD ORNAMENT IN FORM OF NARROW BAND ENCIRCLING THE
FOREHEAD
(BAN
DOE) NARROW BRASSIERE OR
BRA. ALSO NARROW BAND ENCIRCLING THE HEAD AS A
WREATH OF FLOWERS, ETC. ALSO BANDELET SUCH AS THOSE WORN
BY MEDIEVAL
ITALIAN WOMEN AND ALSO IN FRANCE AND ENGLAND.
BANDED
AGATE *STRIPED AGATE OF VARIOUS COLORS - BLACK, BROWN, WHITE SOMETIMES
USED IN
VICTORIAN HARDSTONE CAMEOS AND BEADS.
BANGLE
*ROUND OR OVAL BRACELET, RIGID RATHER THAN FLEXIBLE SOMETIMES SLIPPED
OVER
THE HAND RATHER THAN CLASPED. POPULAR DURING THE VICTORIAN
PERIOD.
BAPST
*SEVERAL GENERATIONS OF PARISIAN JEWELLERS WHO WERE DESCENDED
FROM
BAPST FAMILY ANCESTORS
FROM HALL, SWABIA IN SOUTHERN GERMANY. PROMINENT FOR
MAKING
COURT JEWELRY AND PRODUCING ARTICLES MADE OF "STRASS". THEY SETTLED
IN
PARIS WHERE THEY BECAME PROMINENT MAKING COURT
JEWELRY.
BAPST
& FALIZE *FRENCH JEWELRY/ORNAMENTATION DESIGNERS 1871-1892. USING "B &
F" MARK.
BAR
BROOCH *TYPE OF BROOCH IN FORM OF HORIZONTAL BAR WITH
DECORATION ALONG THE LENGTH
USING VARIOUS GEMSTONES AND MOTIFS. SOMETIMES CALLED BAR
"PINS".
BARBARA
*JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY GEMEX CO., SINCE 1930
BARBARA
LEE *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY ASSOCIATED MERCHANDISING, NEW YORK FOR
FAUX
PEARL NECKLACES. SINCE 1939.
BARBARIC
*ITEMS MADE DURING THE DARK AGES FROM CIRCA AD 410 UNTIL AD 870 WHEN
THE
BARBARIAN TRIBES (FRANKS, LOMBARDS, ANGLO-SAXONS, ETC.) WERE
SWEEPING
WEST OVER EUROPE AND BRINGING WITH THEM THE CULTURE OF THE ORIENT
TO
INFLUENCE ROMAN ART.
BARBIE
*TRADEMARK USED BY MATTEL, INC., HAWTHORNE, CA. FOR SETS OF JEWELRY FOR
GIRLS
IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FAMOUS "BARBIE"
DOLL.
BARCLAY
*WITHIN A PALLET WITH WORDS "ART IN JEWELRY" - TRADEMARK FOR BARCLAY
JEWELRY
INC., PROVIDENCE, R.I. SINCE
1948.
BARCLAY,
*JEWELRY MFG./DESIGNER 1930-1940. MCCLELLAND B ARCLAY, WELL KNOWN
ILLUSTRATOR
MCCLELLAND DURING THE
1930'S ALSO PRODUCED JEWELRY WITH A DECIDEDLY DECO APPEAL. HE
WAS
KILLED IN ACTION DURING WWII. HIS
DESIGNS SOMETIMES FEATURED PAVE RHINESTONES
WITH
UNUSUAL SHAPED FOCUS STONES. ALWAYS ELEGANT AND WONDERFUL
FINDS.
BARJON
*JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR M.EDWARD POPE, ALTADENA, CA. SINCE
1961
BARLEYCORN *TRACE CHAIN WHERE
LINKS ARE SHAPED LIKE ISOSCELES TRIANGLE WITH THE APEX OF
CHAIN
ONE LINK LOOPED AROUND THE BASE OF THE ADJOINING LINK.
BARODA
*JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR R.L.GRIFFITH & SON, PROVIDENCE, R. SINCE
1912.
BAROQUE *DESIGN USED WITH HEAVY ORNAMENTATION AND CURVED
LINES.
BARREL
*SHAPE OF A TYPE OF BEAD AND ALSO A TYPE OF NECKLACE OR BRACELET
FASTENER.
BARRETT
*HAIR CLASP. MADE AVAILABLE IN A WIDE VARIETY OF MATERIALS FROM PLASTIC
TO
CHASED SILVER AND GOLD. METALLIC
B ARRETTS WERE POPULAR FROM 1895
THROUGH THE 20'S WHEN THE PLASTICS BECAME
POPULAR. SOME WERE SET WITH
RHINESTONES, GEMS, PEARLS. THEY ENJOY MUCH
POPULARITY TODAY.
BAROQUE
*FRENCH FOR "BIZARRE", OR FROM THE PORTUGUESE "BARROCO" WHICH
MEANS
IRREGULAR.THIS PERIOD WAS A UNION OF ARCHETECTURE, PAINTING AND
SCULPTURE
IN THE 17TH AND 18TH CENTURY AN CREATED AN OVERWHELMING AND
DIRECT
APPEAL TO THE SENSES OF THE BEHOLDER. A BLEND OF ILLUSION, LIGHT AND
COLOR.
LARGE-SCALED BOLD DETAILS, SWEEPING CURVES AND A WEALTH
OF
ORNAMENTATION.
BAROQUE
*NATURAL PEARL OF CULTURED PEARL OF IRREGULAR SHAPE FORMED BY THE
PEARL
OYSTER PEAR AROUND SOME IRREGULARLY SHAPED INTRUSION.
BAROQUES *IN
JEWELRY - GEMSTONES OR BEADS ESPECIALLY PEARLS OF IRREGULAR
SHAPES.
BARTON,
ANN *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR BERTHA J. HAIG, BOSTON, MA.
SINCE 1938
BARTON,NY *JEWELRY TRADEMARK
FOR B.HAIG BOSTON, MASS. INCL. COMPACTS, ETC. SINCE
1938.
BARTOSIK, KAREL * BORN IN TAMWORTH, ENGLAND IN 1942, THIS DESIGNER
WORKED WITH ANDREW GRIMA IN LONDON
AND DESIGNED THE WEDDING GIFT TO PRINCE OF WALES/LADY DIANA FROM THE ENGLISH
CHAMBER
ORCHESTRA.
BAS-RELIEF *SLIGHT RAISED
PATTERN ON A FLAT SURFACE.
BASALT
*DARK GREY TO BLACK VOLCANIC ROCK USED IN EGYPTIAN JEWELRY AND
IMITATED
BY JOSIAH WEDGWOOD IN HIS PORTRAIT MEDALLIONS.
BASSE
TAILLE *(FRENCH) LITERALLY - SHALLOW CUT. TECHNIQUE OF
DECORATION BY ENAMELLING ON
A METAL BASE WHERE THE DESIGN WAS FIRST MADE IN
SEVERAL LEVELS BY
CHASING, CARVING ENGRAVING OR STAMPING OR ENGINE
TURNING AND THEN
COVERING THE SURFACE WITH TRANSPARENT OR TRANSLUCENT
ENAMEL AND THEN
FIRED.
BASSO
RELIEVO *LOW RELIEF CARVING
BASTARD *VARIETY OF AMBER THAT
HAS CLOUDY APPEARANCE DUE TO MANY EMBEDDED AIR
AMBER BUBBLES.
BATAL,
REBECCA *CONTEMPORARY STUDIO JEWELRY DESIGNER/ARTIST WITH FLOWING, SURREAL
DESIGNS.
BATEAU
NECK * (BA TOE) BOATWHAPE NECKLINE HIGH IN
FRONT AND BACK/POINTED AT SHOULDERS.
BATES
& BACON *JEWELRY MFG., ATTLEBORO, MASS., C.1900-1930'S. MFG.
FOBS, LOCKETS, CHAINS, ETC.
BATIK
*DECORATION TECHNIQUE THAT USESE WAX-RESIST AND DYE
BATISTE *(BA TEEST) SOFT SHEER COTTON OR LINEN FABRIC OF
PLAIN WEAVE USUALLY IN
DELICATE COLORS USED FOR HANDKERCHIEFS, LINGERIE, NECKWEAR,
ETC.
BATTENBERG *COARSE
FORM OR RENAISSANCE LACE.
LACE
BATTERSEA *ENAMELED COPPER ARTICLES MADE AT YORK HOUSE IN
THE BATTERSEA DISTRICT OF
ENAMEL LONDON.
SMALL PERSONAL ARTICLES SUCH AS SNUFF BOXES, PATCH BOXES
AND
WATCH CASES. CIRCA
1753-6. THESE ITEMS ARE STILL PRODUCED BY VARIOUS
COMPANIES AND ALL ARE COLLECTIBLE AND
USUALLY BRING HIGH PRICES.
BAUBLE
*REFERS TO ANY DANGLING ORNAMENTATION.
BAUER
*TRADEMARK FOR "A PIECE OF THE RAINBOW" CONTEMPORARY JEWELRY DESIGN CO.
FOUNDED
BY DOROTHY BAUER. DESIGNS ARE QUALITY AND
WHIMSICAL.
BAUER,
FRANK *BORN IN 1942 IN HANOVER, GERMANY FRG THIS JEWELRY DESIGNER OPENED A
WORKSHOP IN
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA.
BAUXITE
*A SOFT RED ALUMINUM ORE THAT IS USED FOR THE MAKING OF BEADS, DISCS,
ETC.
FROM NIGERIA.
BAVARIAN
LACE *SIMPLE BOBBIN LACE. ALSO SEE TORCHON OR
LACES.
BAYEUX
*FRENCH ROMANESQUE EMBROIDERED TAPESTRY COMMEMORATING THE VICTORY
OF
THE
TAPESTRY NORMANS IN
ENGLAND.
BAZARR
*MARKETPLACE; GROUP OF SHOPS OR STALLS OR IN MORE MODERN TERMS A
"FLEA"
MARKET !
BEAD
*ORNAMENT WITH A HOLE END TO END INTO WHICH A NEEDLE AND STRING IS
INSERTED
FOR NECKLACES, BRACELETS, ETC. MANY GLASS BEADS CAME BROM
CZECHOSLAVAKIA
IN THE 19TH CENTURY. MANY GLASS FACTORIES MAKE THEM TODAY BUT THE
OLDER
BEADS ARE MORE VALUABLE. BEADS WERE USED EVEN IN ANCIENT AND
PRIMITIVE
CULTURES AS MONEY OR TRADE ITEMS. THEY WERE IN MANY DIFFERENT
SHAPES
AND SOME WERE HAND DECORATED OR PAINTED.
BEAD
LOOM *THE FRAMEWORK FOR BEAD
EMBROIDERY/WEAVING.
BEAD
TIP *SMALL CUP WITH A HOOK USED AT THE
END OF A NECKLACE OR BRACELET TO HIDE THE KNOT AND
PROVIDE AN ATTACHMENT FOR CLASPS.
BEADS O'
PARADISE *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR LEE PELZMAN, NEW YORK
SINCE 1958
BEAD SET
*REFERS TO A SETTING WHERE THE STONES ARE SECURED BY RAISED
BEADS
BEATON,
CECIL *DESIGNER AND FASHION PHOTOGRAPHER.
BEAU
*1947-PRESENT. FOUNDED BY LUIGI RUSSO AND RINALDO SACCOCCIO IN PROVIDENCE RI
AND
DESIGNING STERLING SILVER AND 24K
OVERLAY JEWELRY. SOME PIECES SIGNED B-STERLING.
JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR BEAUCRAFT, INC., PROVIDENCE,
RI
BEAU
BAIT *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR HABERMAN, INC., CINCINNATI OHIO SINCE
1961
BEAU
BRUMMEL *ARBITER OF ENGLISH MEN'S FASHION IN
THE EARLY 19TH CENTURY. NUMEROUS ARTICLES
OF
MEN'S WEAR WERE NAMED AFTER HIM.
BEAU
BRUMMEL *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR SANDS MFG.
CO., PROVIDENCE, RI. FOR MENS JEWELRY SINCE 1928
BEAUCRAFT *JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF BEAUCRAFT, PROVIDENCE,
R. SINCE 1947. MOSTLY STERLING
ITEMS INCLUDING NOVELTY. ALSO SEE BEAU STERLING.
BEAUTIFUL *JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF AVON PRODUCTS, INC.,
NEW YORK SINCE 1971
BEGUILERS
BEAUTY
BOX *VANTIY CASE/BOX CONTAINING BEAUTY AND COSMETIC ITEMS OFTEN
PURCHASED
CONTAINING PRODUCTS - THE BOX BEING THE "BONUS"
BEAUTY
PINS *SMALL PINS USED ON LINGEREE, COLLARS, ETC. ALSO CALLED
HANDY PINS OR LACE PINS
ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR MFG. WAS SHREVE &
CO. C.1910. AT THAT TIME A 14K GOLD
BEAUTY PIN WITH A DIAMOND SOLD FOR
$4.50!
BEAUTYCREST
*JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF J.J.SCHMUKLER & SONS, NEW YORK SINCE
1930
BEAUZAL *JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF ZAYRE CORP., NATIC, MAS.
SINCE 1963
BECKEN *JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF A.C.BECKEN, CHICAGO, ILL.
SINCE 1934
BECKER,
FRIEDRICH *JEWELRY DESIGNER/ARTIST BORN IN 1922 IN ENDE,
FRG/
BEDOUIN
*ARTICLES MADE AND WORN BY THE BEDOUIN TRIBES IN SAUDI ARABIA. MOST ALWAYS
OF
SILVER, FREQUENTLY SET WITH TURQUOISE.
BEETLE *THE IRIDESCENT GREEN BODIES OF BEETLES AND
USED IN JEWELRY MAKING . ALSO SEE SCAROB.
BEGEER, *AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND, METALWORKER IN SILVER
(CAREL BEGEER 1883-1956)
CORNEILUS
BEGGAR *INEXPENSIVE STRINGS OF MULTICOLOR BEADS OF
AGATE OR JASPER FROM INDIA.
BEADS
BEGUILING
*JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF AVON PRODUCTS, INC., NEW YORK SINCE
1972
BEHRENS,
PETER *JEWELRY/METALWORKER IN MUNICH C.
1868-1940
BEJEWELED *JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF GAYLIN JEWELRY, NEW YORK SINCE
1946
BEL -
AIR *JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF BEL AIR INC, NEW YORK FOR MENS JEWLRY SINCE
1962
BEL -
COR *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR BEL-COR, INC., CHICAGO, ILL SINCE
1947
BELCANO
*PERFUMERY.JERSEY CITY NJ; C. 1940'S; "ALL AGOG", NIGHT
BLOOMS"
BELCHER
*SCARF OF NECKTIE OF GARISH COLOR ORIGINALLY A BLUE NECKCLOTH MARKED WITH
WHITE
SPOTS HAVING BLUE CENTERS AND NAMED FOR JIM BELCHER, AN ENGLISH
PUGILIST.
BELCHER
*IN JEWELRY - A HEAVY PRONGED RING SETTING POPULAR AROUND THE TURN OF
THE
SETTING
CENTURY.
BELCO
CO. *COSMETIC MFG./ACCESSORY DESIGNER - RADIO GIRL
PRODUCTS.
BELL
TRADING *JEWELRY MFT., ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO/DIV. OF SUNBELL CORP., SINCE
1932. SPECIALIZING
POST IN STERLING, TURQUOISE, COPPER JEWELRY AND NOVELTY ITEMS. ALSO
USED A GRAPHIC
BELL SUSPENDED FROM A
POST.
BELLIS,
JOHN O .*SILVER METALWORKER - CALIFORNIA
C.1910
BELNORD
*JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR SWISS RADIUM AND DIAL PAINTING CO., NEW YORK SINCE
1949
BELPERRON, SUZANNE *FRENCH JEWELRY DESIGNER IN PARIS C.
1920-30]
BELTS
*USED TO ENCIRCLE THE WAIST AND HOLD TROUSERS OR SKIRTS FIRM. METALLIC
BELTS
AND LARGE METAL BUCKLES WERE POPULAR IN THE LATE 18TH CENTURY AND AGAIN
IN
THE 30'S AND 40'S. IN VICTORIAN TIMES THE BELTS OFTEN MADE OF GOLD OR SILVER
WERE
USED TO ACCENTUATE A SMALL WAIST. SOME WERE CHASED, ENGRAVED OR
DECORATED
WITH GEMS. BELTS WERE CONSIDERED A TYPE OF JEWELRY AS FAR BACK AS ANCIENT
TIMES.
WEALTH WAS SOMETIMES DETERMINED BY THE RICHNESS OF THE
BELT.
TYPES OF BELTS:
BALDRICK - WORN DIAGONALLY FROM ONE SHOULDER TO OPPOSITE
HIP
CHAIN - MADE OF VARIOUS SIZES OF CHAINS
AND SOMETIMES DECORATED
CINCTURE - (SINK-CHER) TWISTED SILK, RAYON OR ROPE WORN BY
CLERGY
CONTOUR - CURVED TO FIT THE BODY -
POPULAR IN 1890'S
CORSELET - WIDE AND ENCLOSING THE RIB CAGE, SOMETIMES LACED
COWBOY - USUALLY WIDE LEATHER AND
TOOLED
CUMMERBUND - WIDE FABRIC BELT SOMETIMES
PLEATED
GAUCHO - (GOW-CHO) USUALLY MEDALLIONS
OF LEATHER/METAL JOINED TOGETHER WITH
CHAINS. POPULAR IN LATE 1960'S.
ORIGINATED W/SOUTH AMERICAN COWBOYS.
GREEK - LONG NARROW SASH CROSSING OVER CHEST AND WINDING AROUND
WAIST
KIDNEY - VERY WIDE AND WORN WHEN
MOTOCYCLING TO PREVENT INJURY
MESH
- MADE OF VERY SMALL METAL LINKS FASTENED TO FORM FLEXIBLE
BAND
MONEY - HAS HIDDEN COMPARTMENT FOR
STORAGE OF MONEY
OBI
- SASH 4-5 WIDE AT CENTER AND TAPERING TO 1 1/2" AT ENDS. WORN WRAPPED AROUND
WAIST
ADOPTED FROM
JAPANESE
POLO - WIDE LEATHER BELT ORIGINALLY
WORN BY PLAYERS FOR PROTECTION
SAM
BROWNE - HAS EXTENSION STRAP OVER RIGHT SHOULDER. MILITARY
USE.
SERPENTINE - WAVY DESIGN
BELT
SKIRT - ATTACHED PEPLUM POPULAR IN LATE
1960'S
SPAGHETTI - LONG NARROW CORD USUALLY
SELF FABRIC SOMETIMES KNOTTED AT ENDS
THONG - WIDE LEATHER BELT WITH EYLETS AT EACH END FOR THREADING OF
RAWHIDE.
TOOLED LEATHER - HANDMADE LEATHER WITH
VARIOUS DESIGNS
WEBBED - USUALLY HEAVY CANVAS WITH A BUCKLE.
BENDEL
*COUTURE AND RETAIL SHOP LOCATED IN NEW YORK ESTABLISHED IN 1897.
STOCKED
HENRI
READY TO WEAR AND FRENCH DESIGNED FASHIONS. INTRODUCED A PERFUME "UN PEU
D'ELLE"
IN 1915.
BENEDICT
& *JEWELRY MFG. OF PRECIOUS AND IMITATION/COSTUME JEWELRY; NEW YORK;
1904-1915
WARNER
BENHAM
& *LONDON, ENGLAND COPPER METALWORKER C. 1900 (CHRISTOPHER DRESSER,
DESIGNER)
FROUD
BENNARA
*JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF VARGAS MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE RI SINCE
1969
BENNETT,
JAMIE *CONTEMPORARY STUDIO JEWELRY DESIGNER/ARTIST PREFERRING THE SCULPTURAL
FORM
AND ENAMEL MERGING COLOR AND
FORM.
BENSON,
J.W. *LONDON, ENGLAND JEWELRY DESIGNER C.1874-PRESENT.
BENSON,
*LONDON, ENGLAND METALWORKERS, ART NOUVEAU, LAMPS, ORNAMENTATION
C.1854-1924.
WILLIAM SMITH THEIR
MARK WAS W.A.S.B IN A RECTANGLE.
BENTLEE
*JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF BEN FELSENTHAL & CO., NEW YORK SINCE
1917
BERGERE'
*JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY L.ERBERT & POHS, INC., NEW YORK SINCE
1947.
1947-1965
QUALITY JEWELRY THAT WAS PRODUCED INTO THE EARLY 1960'S. MOST
PIECES
WERE MARKED. THEIR JEWELRY WAS
CONSISTENT IN QUALITY AND DESIGN FROM
ELEGANT TO
WHIMSICAL.
BERLIN
IRON *CAST IRON JEWELRY MADE IN GERMANY EARLY IN THE 19TH
CENTURY OFTEN INSCRIBED GOLD
GAB ICH FUR EISEN - I GAVE GOLD FOR IRON. TO FINANCE THE WAR OF LIBERATION
AGAINST
NAPOLEON. THE VOGUE FOR BLACK IRON JEWELRY DIED OUT BEFORE THE MIDDLE OF
THE
CENTURY AND VERY LITTLE OF IT REMAINS. VERY EXPENSIVE AND BEAUTIFUL. MOST
HAS
WHORLS OR MESH FILIGREE OF FINE IRON WIRE, VERY DELICATE. SOME HAVE SLIM
CHAINS
HOLDING CAMEOLIKE PLAQUES TOGETHER. NOT HEAVY.
BERLIN
WORK *ALLOVER EMBROIDERY DONE IN BERLIN WOOL.
BERNARD,LES *JEWELRY DESIGNER. EXQUISITE ORNATE JEWELRY MUCH
OF IT FOR HOLLYWOOD AND THE
1962-PRESENT MOVIE STARS. DESIGNED MUCH OF THE JEWELRY USED
ON THE TELEVISION PROGRAM
"DYNASTY". THE COMPANY WAS FOUNDED BY HAROLD SHAPIRO WHO WAS ALSO
ASSOCIATED
WITH VOGUE JEWELRY, AND HIS SON BERNARD. THEIR INNOVATIVE DESIGNS ARE
MUCH
COLLECTED. THEY ARE CURRENTLY MARKED ON THE QVC TELEVISION BUYER CHANNEL
AS
WELL AS QUALITY DEPARTMENT STORES. PARTICULARLY COLLECTIBLE ARE THE
MOVEABLE
BROOCHES OF THE EARLY 1960'S.
BERNICE GOODSPEED*(1935-1971) MEXICAN STERLING JEWELRY DESIGNER IN
PRE-COLUMBIAN DESIGNS.
BERNODOTTE, SIGVARD *DENMARK SILVER METALWORKER FROM
1931-1947
BERTHA
*DEEP CAPELIKE COLLAR.
BERTHE
*(FRENCH) LARGE COLLAR SHAPED NECKLACE OF A NETWORK OF GEMSTONES AND
PEARLS
SOME SUSPENDED OR DROPPED.
BERYL
*IN JEWELRY A GEMSTONE FAMILY INCLUDING EMERALD, AQUAMARINE, AND HELIODOR
OR
GOLDEN BERYL. SLIGHTLY HARDER THAN QUARTZ AND STRONGLY DICHROIC (TWO SHADES
OF
THE SAME COLOR). BERYL IS ASTROGICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE
HOUSE OF SCORPIO AND
ALSO WITH GEMINI. IT WAS USED BY MYSTICS AND SEERS BECAUSE OF THE
TRANSPARENCY
AND ABILITY TO GIVE "SIGHT" TO THE FUTURE. BERYL WAS ALSO SAID TO BE THE
GEMSTONE
OF ETERNAL YOUTH AND TO DREAM OF BERYL SIGNALED HAPPY
NEWS.
BERTOIA,
HARRY *JEWELRY DESIGNER OF THE POSTWAR MODERNISTIC PERIOD
(B1915-1978)
BETROTHAL *REFERRING TO
SOMETHING GIVEN I.E.RING BY A GENTLEMAN TO HIS FIANCEE AS A
TOKEN
OF HIS LOVE.
BETROTHAL * RINGS GIVEN AROUND
THE END OF THE 19TH CENTURY OFTEN BEARING LOVE MOTIFS; TWO
RINGS
HANDS HOLDING A HEART, CLASPED HANDS THAT OPENED TWO RINGS (CALLED A GEMEL
RING
OR A FEDE RING) AND POSY RINGS WITH LOVE SAYINGS ENGRAVED OR ENAMELED ON
THEM.
BETSY
ROSS *JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF L.HARVEY CLAP & CO., ATTLEBORO, MA. SINCE
1931
BETTA
*JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF HENRY DURLACHER/LS&L SETTING CO., NEW YORK SINCE
1970
BETTER
*JEWELRY MFG. 1940'S AND 50'S
RHINESTONE
CO.
BEVEL
*AS A JEWELRY FINDING IT IS A DOUBLE PRONG USED TO HOLD HANGING JEWELRY
ITEMS.
*ALSO THE EDGE OF A MIRROR CUT TO REFLECT BACK ONTO THE
SURFACE.
BEZEL
*ROUND COLLAR OR SETTING INTO WHICH A GEMSTONE IS SET OR THE FACETS ON THE TOP
OF
THE GEMSTONE. ALSO CALLED A GROOVE OR FLANGE.
BFM
*JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR FRED M. BIRCH, PROVIDENCE, RI SINCE 1962 ON COSTUME &
MEN'S
JEWELRY.
BH
*JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR B&H JEWELRY CO., NEW YORK SINCE 1962. SPECIALTY IN
PILL BOXES,
CASES, CUFF LINKS,
BIBELOTS
*FRENCH TERM FOR TRINKET OR KNICKKNACKS OR SMALL ART
OBJECTS.
BIBETTE
*JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY JOSEPH H. MEYER BROS. BROOKLYN, NY SINCE
1958
BICKSON
*JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY HARRY S. BICK & SONS, NEW YORK SINCE
1948
BICONE
BEAD *BEAD THAT TAPERS TO A CONE AT
BOTH ENDS.
BICONICAL
*BEAD IN THE FORM OF TWO CONES JOINED AT THE BASES. SUCH BEADS ARE
FOUND MOSTLY IN
THEIR ANCIENT FORM AMONG SUMERIAN AND EARLY EGYPTIAN.
BIG NAME
*JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY TRIFARI KRUSSMAN & FISHEL, CO., NEW YORK SINCE
1971
BRANDS
BIGELOW,
*JEWELRY MFG. C.1830 - 1972., BOSTON MASS.
KENNARD
& CO.
BIGOT,
*PARIS FRANCE METALWORKER C.1862-1927
ALEXANDRE
BIJOU
*(BEE ZHOO) JEWEL OR TRINKET ESPECIALLY OF DELICATE OR ELIGANT
WORKMANSHIP.
BIJOUX
CASCIO *ITALIAN JEWELRY DESIGN/MFG. FOUNDED BY GAETANO CASCIO AND REPRESENTED BY
SUCH COMPANIES
AS BONWIT TELLER, LORD AND TAYLOR AND
BLOOMINGDALES.
BIJOUTERIE
*COLLECTIVE JEWELRY OR TRINKETS AS ABOVE MADE OF METALS USUALLY GOLD AND
SILVER.
BILLY
AND *NAME
GIVEN TO OBJECTS OF A LARGE GROUP OF 19TH CENTURY JEWELRY
FORGERIES
CHARLEY MADE AT
TOWER HILL, LONDON BY TWO ILLITERATE MUD RAKERS.
BINDESBOLL, *JEWELRY,
ARCHITECT; DENMARK C.1846-1908
THORVALD
BINGHAM,
*C.1869 JEWELRY MFG. CLAIMING THE "GALVANIC RING" WHICH WAS TOUTED TO
CURE JAMES
RHEUMATISM PHILADELPHIA, PA.
BINNIE *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY BINNIE CREATIONS, DEARBORN,
MICHIGAN SINCE 1946
BIOMORPHIC *REFERS TO AMOEBALIKE SHAPE
BIRKS,
HENRY *MOTREAL, CANADA SILVER METALWORKER/JEWELERY DESIGNER (H.BIRKS
1840-1928)
& SONS 1879 -
PRESENT.
BIRMINGHAM *ARTS AND CRAFTS ERA JEWELRY DESIGNERS.
BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND 1890-PRESENT.
GUILD OF
THE (ARTHUR DIXON, MONTAGUE
FORDHAM, CLAUDE NAPIER CLAVERING, E.R. GITTIN)
HANDICRAFT MARK IS A
DIAMOND SHAPE WITH THE INITIALS IN THE POINTS B G H L.
BIRTHSTONES
*STONES THAT ARE PARTICULARLY MAGICAL FOR A
PARTICULAR MONTH OR FOR THOSE BORN
WITH CERTAIN ZODIACAL SIGNS.
MONTH
COLOR
STONE/S
MEANING
JANUARY
-
RED
-
GARNET
INSURES CONSTANCY, TRUE
FRIENDSHIP AND FIDELITY
FEBRUARY
-
PURPLE
-
AMETHYST, ONYX OR PEARL
-
FREEDOM FROM PASSION AND
FROM CARE
MARCH
-
PALE BLUE - AQUAMARINE, BLOODSTONE,
HYACINTH
COURAGE, WIDSOM
APRIL
-
WHITE/CLEAR
-
DIAMOND
INNOCENCE AND PURITY
MAY
-
BRIGHT GREEN - EMERALD,
CHRYSOPRASE
DISCOVERS FALSE FRIENDS
JUNE
CREAM
-
PEARL, MOONSTONE, AGATE, CAT'S EYE - INSURES LONG LIFE,
HEALTH
JULY
-
RED
-
CORAL/RUBY
-
DISCOVERS POISON/RIDS EVILS
AUGUST - PALE GREEN
- SARDONYX, PERIDOT, MOONSTONE
WITHOUT STONES, NO CONJUGAL FELICITY
SEPTEMBER - DEEP BLUE
- CHRYSOLITE, SAPPHIRE,
LAPIS
-
FREES FROM SADNESS
OCTOBER
-
TAN
-
VARIEGATED OPAL, TOURMALINE
-
DENOTES HOPE/SIGHT
NOVEMBER - YELLOW
-
TOPAZ, CITRINE,
-
FIDELITY, FRIENDSHIP, PREVENTS
SAD DREAMS
DECEMBER - SKY BLUE
-
TURQUOISE, BLUE ZIRCON
-
SUCCESS AND PROSPERITY IN LOVE
BISHOP,
HAZEL *COSMETIC/ACCESSORY MFG./DESIGNER
1940'S.
BIWA
PEARLS *LUSTROUS FRESHWATER CULTURED PEARLS
(OFTEN IN THE SHAPE OR RICE GRAINS
OR BAROQUES) THEY COME FROM LAKE BIWA IN JAPAN.
BIZARRE
*EXTRAVAGANTLY ODD, UNUSUAL OR SHOWY.
BJC *USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH A "DOG AND BALL" -
JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR BEATRIX
JEWELRY CO., PROVIDENCE, RI. SINCE
1962
BLACK
AMBER *INACCURATE TERM FOR
JET
BLACK
BEAUTY *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY CORO, INC.
NEW YORK SINCE 1946
BLACK
CORAL * A TRUE CORAL
GROWTH MADE BY MARINE ORGANISMS CALLED POLYPS. BLACK CORAL
WAS
FOUND IN THE RED SEA CENTURIES AGO AND MOST RECENTLY IN OUR OWN
HAWAII. WHEN
POLISHED IT HAS A SATINY SHEEN SIMILAR TO IVORY. NO TWO PIECES ARE
ALIKE.
BLACK
* NAME SOMETIMES GIVEN FOR HEMATITE ALSO A NAME GIVEN TO A SMOKY
RHINESTONE
DIAMOND
BLACK
GLASS *USED TO IMITATE JET
OR ONYX. SEE JET OR ONYX. *ALSO REFERS TO A TYPE OF GLASS THAT WHEN
HELD TO LIGHT SHOWS A DEEP PURPLE HUE.THE GLASS WAS MADE BY
MANY
COMPANIES AS EARLY AS THE 17TH CENTURY AND IT IS STILL BEING MADE TODAY.
IT TAKES
CAREFUL STUDY TO DETERMINE THE AGE BUT REGARDLESS THE GLASS IS
COLLECTIBLE
TODAY.
BLACK
HILLS *JEWELRY MFG. RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA. MFG.
OF BLACK HILLS GOLD JEWELRY WHICH
MFG.
CO. CONTAIN THREE COLORS OF GOLD IN
EACH PIECE. A LEGEND SURROUNDING THIS TYPE
OF GOLD IS THAT "A YOUNG
JEWELER TRAVELING TO THE BLACK HILLS TO FIND GOLD BECAME LOST AND DREAMED OF
FINDING A BROOK WITH GRAPEVINES ALONG SIDE. WHEN HE
AWOKE HIS DREAM WAS TRUE.
FEELING THAT THE DREAM SAVED HIS LIFE HE SET UP
BUSINESS IN THE TOWNS OF DEADWOOD AND LEAD WHERE HE MADE JEWELRY IN
THE
GRAPE AND LEAF DESIGNS USING THE 3 COLORS OF GOLD IN EACH PIECE. THIS WAS
C.1849.
THE
SMALL GRAPE CLUSTERS WERE MADE OF 10K YELLOW GOLD WHILE THE 12K GREEN
AND
ROSE GOLD IS USEDFOR THE LEAVES. THIS JEWELRY IS STILL VERY POPULAR
TODAY.
BLACK
LIGHT *ULTRAVIOLET LAMP
USED FOR IDENTIFYING SOME MINERALS. LONG OR SHORT
WAVE ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT EXCITES LUMINESCENCE OR FLOURESCENCE IN
SOME
GEMSTRONES (RUBIES, PEARLS, OPALS,) AND NEARLY ALL NATURAL MATERIALS
LIKE IVORY,
TURQUOSE AND AMBER WHICH HELPS IDENTIFY THEM. BLACK LIGHTS CAN BE
PURCHASED
AT JUST ABOUT ANY JEWELRY SUPPLIER AND CAN COST LESS THAN
$50.
BLACK
MAGIC *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY ELZAC CALIFORNIA
JEWELRY CREATIONS, LOS ANGELES
INCORPORATING CERAMICS, LUCITE AND PLEXIGLASS SINCE 1943
BLACK
ONYX
*MISNOMER FOR CHALCEDONY DYED BLACK AND USED AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR
JET
IN THE 1920-1930'S.
BLACK,
STARR * JEWELRY DESIGNERS, MFG. 1876-1929 AS BLACK
STARR, FROST 0 GORHAM, INC. 1929-1940
&
FROST, NY ; BLACK STARR & GORHAM
1940-1962 - THE FIRM ORIGINATED AS MARQUAND & CO.
C.1810.
THEIR MARK WAS A STANDING EAGLE WITH WINGS SPREAD AND BS&F OR BLACK, STAR
&
FROST, LTD. UNDERNEATH. THEY CATERED TO THE RICH & FAMOUS AND THEIR
DESIGNS WERE
FEATURED IN ALL THE FASHION MAGAZINES OF THE DAY.
BLACKAMOOR *REFERS TO THE ORNAMENTA L
MOTIF OF AN AFRICAN MAN OR WOMAN. HIGHLY COLLECTED
NOW AND DONE BY SEVERAL DESIGNERS
IN THE 1940-50'S IN EXQUISITE FORM. SOME STYLES
WERE DONE IN CHALCEDONY OR BLACK
ONYX.
BLACKBAND,W.T *ARTS AND CRAFTS ERA JEWELRY DESIGNER -
BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND 1885-1949
BLACKINGTON, * JEWELRY, SILVER
DESIGNERS (W. BALLOU & R. BLACKINGTON. NORTH ATTLEBORO,
MASS.
R. & CO. 1862 -
PRESENT.
BLACKWORK *PARTICULAR
TECHNIQUE OF EMBROIDERY OF THE TUDOR PERIOD IN ENGLAND (16TH
CENT)
WHERE PATTERNS WERE PICK IN BLACK AND SILVER THREAD.
BLAKRAFT *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY BLACHER BROS.,
PROVIDENCE RI SINCE 1924. ALSO USED ON
HAND BAG FRAMES.
BLANC
(BLONH) *FRENCH WORD FOR
WHITE OR BLEACHED.
BLAN- *PERFUMERY.FOUNDED BY HOWARD KESTENBAUM AND HIS
BROTHER, EUGENE IN NEW YORK C.
CHARD
1930. PERFUME "GARDENIA" 1932, "JEALOUSY" 1943. "CLIMAX" C. 1952(CREATED IN
FRANCE).
BLISTER
PEARL * AN IRREGULAR SHAPED PEARL SOMETIMES HOLLOW UNLIKE A BAROQUE PEARL
WHICH IS A
SOLID IRREGULAR SHAPED
PEARL.
BLITHE
BLOSSOM *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY CORO, INC., NEW YORK SINCE
1956
BLOODSTONE *DARK GREEN CHALCEDONY SPRINKLED WITH
RED SPOTS, LOOKING LIKE BLOOD. IN ANCIENT
TIMES IT WAS THOUGHT THAT BLOODSTONE STOPPED BLEEDING. THE VICTORIANS
LIKED IT
TO USE FOR SEAL RINGS AND WATCH FOBS. IT IS ALSO CALLED
BLOOD JASPER, ORIENTAL
JASPER AND HELIOTROPE. BLOODSTONE ALTERNATES WITH THE AQUAMARINE AS
THE
BIRTHSTONE FOR MARCH AND IS ASTROLOGICALLY IN THE HOUSE OF ARIES, THE RAM.
THIS
STONE WAS THOUGHT TO HAVE GREAT POWERS MEDICINALLY EVEN TO PROLONG
LIFE!
THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF BLOODSTONES COME FROM INDIA AND
RUSSIA.
THE NAME HELIOTROPE COMES FROM THE GREEK "HELIO" FOR SUN AND "TREPEIN" FOR
TURNING.
THE RED AND BROWN SPOTS WHICH ARE SAID TO BE BLOOD ARE CAUSED BY IRON
MINERALS.
BLOOMED
GOLD *MATTE SURFACE ON GOLD CREATED WHEN THE ACID ON THE
SURFACE OF THE GOLD
DESTROYS THE ALLOY, LEAVING A PURE GOLD 'BLOOM'.
BLOWN
GLASS *BEADS THAT ARE MADE OF SHAPING A TUBE OF MOLTEN GLASS INTO
HOLLOW BUBBLES THEN
BEADS MAKING THE TWO HOLES BY BLOWING INTO THE
MOULD.
BLUE
BIRD *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY STEIN AND ELLBOGAN, CO., CHICAGO, ILL. SINCE
1920
ALSO USED BY THE HENSHEL CO., INC. C. 1924.
BLUE
DANUBE *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY CORO, INC., NEW YORK SINCE
1929
BLUE
DROP *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY AVON PRODUCTS, NEW YORK SINCE
1971
BLUE
GOLD *ACTUALLY AN ALLOY OF GOLD MADE WITH 25% ARSENIC OR IRON. SELDOM USED
NOW.
BLUE
JOHN * A RICH BLUE SPECKLED FLUORSPAR FOUND MAINLY IN DERBYSHIRE,
ENGLAND USED MOSTLY
FOR MENS SIGNET RINGS. KNOWN ALSO AS FLOURITE.
BLUE/WHITE
*COLOR OF A VERY FINE DIAMOND - NOT A SCIENTIFIC TERM BUT A MODERN POPULAR
ONE
DIAMOND
BLUE
GOLD
*BLUISH ALLOY OF GOLD MADE WITH 25% ARSENIC OR IRON.
BLUE
NOCTURNE *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY KAUFMAN AND
RUDERMAN, NEW YORK SINCE 1946
BLUE
RIBBON *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY WELLS MFG., ATTLEBORO, MA. SINCE
1936
BANDS
BLUE
RIBBON *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY SIG DAWER & CO., NEW YORK SINCE
1929
BM
*WITHIN A TRIANGLE - JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF BAUMAN -MASSA JEWELRY, ST.LOUIS, MO
C.1889
BO-PEEP
*JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY BAUMAN-MASSA JEWELRY, ST. LOUIS, MO. FOR
CHILDREN'S
JEWELRY SINCE
1923.
BOB O
LINK *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY EISENSTADT MFG. ,ST. LOUIS, SINCE
1915
BOBBLESTONES *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY PHILIP MORRIS,
INC., NEW YORK SINCE 1970
BOBIN SPANGLE *HAND MADE GLASS BEADS OF LAMPWORK, CRUM
OR OTHER DECORATION. NAME COMES FROM
BEAD
POSSIBILITY THAT THEY WERE MADE IN ENGLAND TO DECORAGE ENGLISH LACE
BOBBINS.
BOBLEY *JEWLERY TRADEMARK FOR JOSEPH BOBLEY JEWELRY, NEW YORK
SINCE 1955
BODKIN
*A HAIR PIN MADE OF GOLD OR SILVER AND RICHLEY DECORATED.
BODOM
*LARGE ANCIENT GLASS BEAD USUALLY WITH A BLACK CENTER, YELLOW SURFACE FOUND
AND
POSSIBLY MADE
IN GHANA.
BOEKHOUDT, ONNO *JEWELRY DESIGNER/ARTIST BORN IN 1944 IN HELLENDOORN,
HOLLAND.
BOG
OAK
*IN JEWELRY-A PEATLIKE MATERIAL USED AND LOVED BY THE VICTORIANS
ESPECIALLY
BOG
WOOD THE
IRISH. DARK BROWN IN COLOR AND CAN BE DISTINGUISHED FROM GUTTA
PERCHA
WHICH IS SIMILAR IN APPEARANCE BY THE FACT THAT BOG OAK WAS CARVED AND
NOT
MOLDED. IRISH BOG OAK USUALLY SHOWS A CASTLE, A HARP OR A SHAMMROCK.
USUALLY
SET IN BRASS THE FITTINGS WERE USUALLY INEXPENSIVE. JET IS LIGHTER THAN
BOG
OAK IN WEIGHT, DEAD BLACK IN COLOR, TAKES A HIGH POLISH AND WHEN YOU RUB IT
ON
YOUR HAIR OR WOOL IT CAN BE ELECTRIC.
BOGOFF *JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF SPEAR NOVELTY CO.,
CHICAGO. 1940'S-50'S
JEWELS
BY
*ALSO TRADEMARK OF JEWELS BY BOGOFF, CHICAGO BETTER JEWELRY SINCE
1946
BOHEMIA
*JEWELRY CENTER OF THE WORLD DURING THE 17-18 CENTURY. LOCATED
BETWEEN
CZECHLOSLAVAKIA AND GERMANY, BOHEMIA BECAME INCLUDED IN CZECH. AFTER
WORLD
WAR I AND BEGAN TO 1700'S - PRESENT LY PRODUCE COSTUME JEWELRY.
CORO, TRIFARI
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