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Vittoria and Banks
Art for Your Soul
www.vittoriabanks.com
232 Adams Street
Fairmont, WV 26554
(304) 363-6955
Art for Your Soul
www.vittoriabanks.com
232 Adams Street
Fairmont, WV 26554
(304) 363-6955
Jewellery (also spelled jewelry) is a personal
ornament, such as a necklace, ring, or
bracelet, made from jewels, precious metals
or other substance.
The word jewellery is derived from the word
jewel, which was anglicised from the Old
French "jouel" in around the 13th century.[1]
Further tracing leads back to the Latin word
"jocale", meaning plaything. Jewellery is one
of the oldest forms of body adornment;
recently found 100,000 year-old Nassarius
shells that were made into beads are
thought to be the oldest known jewellery.[2]
Although in earlier times jewellery was
created for more practical uses, such as
wealth storage and pinning clothes together,
in recent times it has been used almost
exclusively for decoration. The first pieces of
jewellery were made from natural materials,
such as bone, animal teeth, shell, wood, and
carved stone. Jewellery was often made for
people of high importance to show their
status and, in many cases, they were buried
with it.
Jewellery is made out of almost every
material known and has been made to adorn
nearly every body part, from hairpins to toe
rings and many more types of jewellery.
While high-quality is made with gemstones
and precious metals, there ia also a growing
demand for Art jewelry where design and
creativity is prized above material value. In
addition there is the less-costly costume
jewellery is made from less-valuable
materials and is mass-produced. New
variations include wire sculpture (wrap)
jewellery, using anything from base metal
wire with rock tumbled stone to precious
metals and precious gemstones.
ornament, such as a necklace, ring, or
bracelet, made from jewels, precious metals
or other substance.
The word jewellery is derived from the word
jewel, which was anglicised from the Old
French "jouel" in around the 13th century.[1]
Further tracing leads back to the Latin word
"jocale", meaning plaything. Jewellery is one
of the oldest forms of body adornment;
recently found 100,000 year-old Nassarius
shells that were made into beads are
thought to be the oldest known jewellery.[2]
Although in earlier times jewellery was
created for more practical uses, such as
wealth storage and pinning clothes together,
in recent times it has been used almost
exclusively for decoration. The first pieces of
jewellery were made from natural materials,
such as bone, animal teeth, shell, wood, and
carved stone. Jewellery was often made for
people of high importance to show their
status and, in many cases, they were buried
with it.
Jewellery is made out of almost every
material known and has been made to adorn
nearly every body part, from hairpins to toe
rings and many more types of jewellery.
While high-quality is made with gemstones
and precious metals, there ia also a growing
demand for Art jewelry where design and
creativity is prized above material value. In
addition there is the less-costly costume
jewellery is made from less-valuable
materials and is mass-produced. New
variations include wire sculpture (wrap)
jewellery, using anything from base metal
wire with rock tumbled stone to precious
metals and precious gemstones.