Log in or Sign up
Antiques Board
Home
Forums
>
Antique Forums
>
Jewelry
>
Apologies, it’s costume but
>
Reply to Thread
Message:
<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 2842016, member: 2844"]I'm sure that is the case for North America, but KSW, Ownedbybear and several other 'joolies', including myself, are in Europe.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>On this side of the pond costume jewellery started to become popular in the 18th century, with industrialisation and the rise of the bourgeoisie and the age of invention. It became hugely popular in the early years of the 19th century.</p><p>Think of beautiful creations in Berlin iron, cut steel, pinchbeck, black dot paste, French enamels, and of course the gorgeous colourful glass jewellery from the German lands, including Bohemia. Wearing costume jewellery was sometimes a result of wars, and it was also a result of politics, like austerity laws.</p><p>Even in the 20th century many German fine jewellers switched to designing costume jewellery because of the bad financial situation of Germany after the Great War, WW I.</p><p>Here in the Netherlands we never had costume jewellery from the US. Ours came mainly from France, Germany and Bohemia (later Czechoslovakia), and it still does.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 2842016, member: 2844"]I'm sure that is the case for North America, but KSW, Ownedbybear and several other 'joolies', including myself, are in Europe.;) On this side of the pond costume jewellery started to become popular in the 18th century, with industrialisation and the rise of the bourgeoisie and the age of invention. It became hugely popular in the early years of the 19th century. Think of beautiful creations in Berlin iron, cut steel, pinchbeck, black dot paste, French enamels, and of course the gorgeous colourful glass jewellery from the German lands, including Bohemia. Wearing costume jewellery was sometimes a result of wars, and it was also a result of politics, like austerity laws. Even in the 20th century many German fine jewellers switched to designing costume jewellery because of the bad financial situation of Germany after the Great War, WW I. Here in the Netherlands we never had costume jewellery from the US. Ours came mainly from France, Germany and Bohemia (later Czechoslovakia), and it still does.[/QUOTE]
Your name or email address:
Do you already have an account?
No, create an account now.
Yes, my password is:
Forgot your password?
Stay logged in
Antiques Board
Home
Forums
>
Antique Forums
>
Jewelry
>
Apologies, it’s costume but
>
Home
Home
Quick Links
Search Forums
Recent Activity
Recent Posts
Forums
Forums
Quick Links
Search Forums
Recent Posts
Gallery
Gallery
Quick Links
Search Media
New Media
Members
Members
Quick Links
Notable Members
Registered Members
Current Visitors
Recent Activity
New Profile Posts
Menu
Search
Search titles only
Posted by Member:
Separate names with a comma.
Newer Than:
Search this thread only
Search this forum only
Display results as threads
Useful Searches
Recent Posts
More...