tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12477449765782786092012-02-16T12:40:21.195-08:00Sleuthing the design history of costume jewelry.Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550278763007417031noreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1247744976578278609.post-54388195991393926192011-02-21T16:02:00.000-08:002011-02-21T16:10:37.110-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v6IcUVXesH4/TWL-TPIInqI/AAAAAAAAABU/1SkSRdmJx8w/s1600/IMG_0795.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v6IcUVXesH4/TWL-TPIInqI/AAAAAAAAABU/1SkSRdmJx8w/s320/IMG_0795.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576298895069716130" border="0" /></a><br />New show at the Cooper Hewitt- means it's time for a trip to New York. <a href="http://cooperhewitt.org/EXHIBITIONS/set-in-style/">Set in Style</a> looks fabulous. It's beautiful survey of the amazing, gloriously sumptuous jewels created by Van Cleep &amp; Arpels. Exhibition runs until June 5th 2011. You can see all the fabulous jewels that fed the costume trends. I'll be celebrating by wearing my faux jewel to dinner.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1247744976578278609-5438819599139392619?l=jewelryhistorian.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550278763007417031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1247744976578278609.post-31584958198830206042008-11-15T19:32:00.000-08:002008-11-15T19:42:55.671-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_SDYT6pDDazs/SR-WkEryw2I/AAAAAAAAAAM/N2aPPlHlLuQ/s1600-h/KTF1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 154px; height: 238px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_SDYT6pDDazs/SR-WkEryw2I/AAAAAAAAAAM/N2aPPlHlLuQ/s320/KTF1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269095635523650402" border="0" /></a><br />Here's one of the earliest KTF (Trifari) patents I've ever seen. James Katz has the patent on his <a href="http://www.jewelrypatents.com/trifari1.html">website.</a> The patent is for the invisibly set ruby branch. Overall, the pin is 3 inches long by 1 and 3/4 inches wide. Signed KTF and 32 on the back.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1247744976578278609-3158495819883020604?l=jewelryhistorian.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550278763007417031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1247744976578278609.post-28364313434170172362008-03-11T06:30:00.000-07:002008-03-11T06:32:30.440-07:00Hi. I'm interested in the influence of real jewelry on cosutme jewelry design. This blog will tract my research on the influence of the great jewelers on the costume market. In addition, I'll write about costume jewelry questions of interest.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1247744976578278609-2836431343417017236?l=jewelryhistorian.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550278763007417031noreply@blogger.com0