Jewelry Terms

A jour

Alloy

Alpaca

Amber

Annealing

Annular

Art Deco

Art Glass

Articulated

Art Nouveau

Arts and Crafts

Atomic

Aurora Borealis

Baguette

Bail

Bakelite

Bangle

Baroque Pearl

Bar Pin

Base Metal

Basse-Taille

Baton

Berlin Ironwork

Bezel

Bib Necklace

Bloomed Gold

Blow Molding

Bog Oak

Bombé

Brilliant Cut

Bristows (Bristol Stones)

Bugle Bead

Cabochon

Calendering

Calibre-Cut

Cameo

Camphor Glass

Cannetille

Cartouche

Cast

Catalin

Celluloid

Celtic Knot

Centrifugal casting

Cha Cha Bracelet

Chain Mail

Channel-Set

Chasing

Chatelaine

Charm Bracelet

Choker

Cloisonne

Cluster Setting

Colle

Crystal

Chasing

Confetti Lucite

Coral

Cuff Bracelet

Cultured Pearls

Cut Steel

Damascene

Dead Stone

Demi-Parure

Diamanté

Double Clip or Duette

Dress Clip

Ebonite or Vulcanite

Electroplated

Embossed

Enamel

Engraving

En Tremblant

Essence D'orient

Extrusion

Faceting

Faience

Fantasy Pastes

Faux

Festoon

Figural Jewelry

Filigree

Findings

Floating Opal

Fluss

Fluted Cup

Foil Back

Foilate

French Back

French Jet

Fruit Salad

Fur Clip

Galalith

Gilt or Gilding

Givre Stones

Gold-Filled

Gold-Plated

Gold Wash

Graduated

Granulation

Guilloché

Hairwork Jewelry

Hallmark

Hammered

Impression Mold

Injection Mold

Inlay

Intaglio

Invisible Setting

Iridescent

Jabot Pin

Japanned

Japonism

Jelly Belly

Jet

J-Hook

Jonquil

Kitsch

Laminating

Lariat

Lavalier, Lavaliere, Lavaliere

Lead Crystal

Locket

Loupe

Love Token

Lozenge

Lucite

Lustre

Machine Stamping

Maltese Cross

Manchette

Marcasite

Margarita-Cut

Marquise-Cut

Married

Married Metals

Millegrain

Millefiori

Modernism

Molded Glass

Mood Ring

Mosaic

Mother of Pearl

Mourning Jewelry

Murano glass

Nacre

Naja

Navette Cut

New Look

Niello

Opalescence

Op Art

Open-Back Setting

Openwork

Pampille

Papier Mâché

Parure

Paste

Pâte-de-verre

Patina

Pavé

Pear-Cut

Pectoral

Peking Glass

Pendant

Perspex

Pewter

Pin

Pinchbeck

Plating

Plique-à-Jour

Poison Ring

Pop Art

Pop-It Beads

Porcelain

Pot Metal

Poured Glass

Prong-Set

Repoussé

Resin

Retro Jewelry

Rhinestones

Rhodium

Rivoli

Rocaille

Rock Crystal

Rolled Gold

Rondelle

Rope of Pearls

Rose Montée

Russian Gold Plating

Ruthenium

Safety Catch

Scatter Pins

Seed pearls

Setting

Scarab

Scraffito

Shepherd's Hook

Siamese Jewelry

Signed

Spacer

SS

Star-setting

Step-Cut

Sterling Silver

Surrealism

Swarovski Crystals

Sweater Clip

Teardrop-Cut

Tennis Bracelet

Tombac

Trembler

Trombone Clasp

Trifanium

Vauxhall Glass

Vermeil

Victorian

Witch’s Heart

Y Necklace

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