A Century of Jewelry: Classy, Flashy, and Trashy!

Outstanding photos of over 1,000 pieces of fine and costume jewelry over a one hundred year period from 1860 to 1960.

Prior to the Industrial Revolution, only the affluent could afford many pieces of jewelry. In the mid-nineteenth century, however, industrialization led jewelry to become more affordable and the rising middle class created a larger market. Increasingly, jewelry was made not only from traditional precious metals and stones, but also of materials such as gold-plated base meta...