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Pendants Jewelry Information
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A pendant is a decorative element suspended from a necklace, chain or cord (some Renaissance pieces were fastened to the sleeve), either as an auxiliary decoration or as an object worn for its own sake. Examples of pendants would include an amulet, locket, cameo or a cross. However, ornamental pendants were
also very popular and were usually made of gold, silver, enamel, or set with a gemstone. Pendants can be devotional,
for mourning or - to the superstitious - magical. |
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The Victorian era saw pendants come
into fashion and were often worn in multiples on
necklaces. Lockets were also very popular accessories during
this era. In 1910 the vogue for low collars invited all sorts of
pretty neck ornaments. Many of the pendants from this period
were often enhanced by a black moiré ribbon rather than a chain.
Others included fine wires twisted into filigree work. And much
of the metal had a very thin edge or depth. |
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Enamel work was very popular, and the pendants of the1925 - 1940 periods reflect this vogue. The Art Deco period introduced long pendants. Pendants vary greatly in style and size, from the simple
and primitive examples, to the symbolic ones of the Middles Ages, to the elaborately jeweled ones of the Renaissance and modern times. |
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The advice on about
pendants jewelry Information comes
from jewelry experts Linda and Perry, as well as from our frequent visitors. If
you'd like to add anything to this page, or have us add a topic of interest for
you, email us at help@perlin-jewelry.com. |
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