B
B *ADJOINING DOUBLE "B" - JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR BASKIN BROS., MOBILE ALA., SINCE 1949
B *WITHIN ORNATE FRAME IS THE JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR JOSEPH BOBLEY JEWELRY, NEW YORK SINCE 1955.
B *WITHIN A "STAR" - JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR B.A. BALLOU & CO., PROVIDENCE, R.I.SINCE 1947.
B *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR H.F. BARROWS CO., NORTH ATTLEBORO, MA. SINCE 1901
B *SCRIPT "B" OR "BOW B" TRADEMARK FOR BEAUCRAFT, INC. PROVIDENCE, R.I. JEWELRY MFG. SINCE 1961.
B *WITHIN A DIAMOND - JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR MARK OF BROOKS & CO. NEW YORK SINCE 1962
B *LARGE RIBBON SCRIPT "B" - JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR FEDERATED DEPT.STORES,NEW YORK SINCE 1939.
B *WITHIN A MODIFIED ARROW SHAPE - JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF M.FABRIKANT & SONS NEW YORK SINCE 1962
B *ON MEXICAN STERLING USED BY BERNICE GOODSPEED (1935-1971) SHE AND HER HUSBAND HAD A SMALL SHOP AND DESIGNED IN THE PRE COLUMBIAN STYLE.
B A R *LETTERS "AR" WITHIN THE "B" - TRADEMARK OF BAR-TAN MFG. PROVIDENCE, RI. C.1965
BF *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR B.F. HIRSCH, NEW YORK SINCE 1935
B.A.B. *JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF B.A. BALLOU & CO., PROVIDENCE, RI. 1908-1949
BB CO. *JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF BLISS BRO.CO., ATTLEBORO, MA. SINCE 1908.
BB *INSIDE UPSIDEDOWN "V" - JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF BARNABUS BARNA, BEVERLY HILLS, CA. SINCE 1962
BB *DOUBLE B'S WITH INTERLOCKING CIRCLES - JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR BINDER BROS.,NEW YORK SINCE 1920
BB *WITHIN A TRIANBLE - JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR BERMAN BROS., PITTSBURG, PA. SINCE 1962.
BBC *WITHIN AN OVAL - JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR BERNARD BLUM CORP., NEW YORK SINCE 1963
B & C *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR B&C MFG., NEW YORK, MFG. OF CLASPS/FINDINGS SINCE 1962
B CO. *LARGE "B" SMALL CO. - JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR BENJAMIN & CO., NEW YORK SINCE 1962.
BC *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR BARONET CREATIONS, NEW YORK SINCE 1962
BCJ *BEVERLY CREATIVE JEWELERS, LOS ANGELES CA., JEWELRY TRADEMARK SINCE 1962
BAACK, *HAMBURG, BERLIN, GERMANY METALWORKER/JEWELRY DESIGNER C.1895 SIEGMUND
BABETTE LINE *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR W&R JEWELRY, ATTLEBORO, MA SINCE 1944
BABETTO, GIAMPAOLO *ARTIST/JEWELLERY DESIGNER BORN IN PADUA, ITALY IN 1947.
BABISHE *(BABEESH) THONG, CORD OF THREAD MADE OF RAWHIDE. AMERICAN INDIAN
BABANI *PERFUMERY.PARIS, FRANCE; C.1925; "YASMAK", "ABDULLA"
BABCOCK *PERFUMERY.NY NY; C. 1920 ; "ACME", "WE MODERNS"
BABLET,PAUL *FRENCH JEWELER/DESIGNER C.1889 - ?
BABS * PERFUMERY.NY, NY, C. 1940; "BLOSSOMSCENT", "YESTERYEAR" CREATORS
BABY DARLING *JEWELRY TRADEMARK (CHILDRENS) USED BY LIPPMAN, SPIER & HAHN, NEW YORK SINCE 1925.
BABYFAIR
*JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY E.M. ROSENTHAL JEWELRY, CO., WASHINGTON, DC
FOR
CHILDREN'S JEWELRY SINCE 1940
BACCARAT
* PRODUCER OF FINE GLASS AVIDLY SOUGHT BY COLLECTORS. THE CRISTALLERIES
DE
BACCARAT WAS FOUNDED IN 1822 IN FRANCE AND CONTINUES TO PRODUCE THE
HIGHEST QUALITY GLASSWARE INCLUDING PERFUME BOTTLES, TODAY. THEY MADE
PERFUME BOTTLES FOR ELIZABETH ARDEN, ARYS, ATKINSON, BOUJOIS, BICHARA,
CORDAY, COTY, DELETTREZ, D'ORSAY, CARON, FONTANIS, GABILLA, GRENOVILLE,
GUERLAIN, RICHARD, JACKEL, T. JONES, LENTHERIC, MOLINARD, MYON, ORIZA,
L.,
LEGRAND, JEAN PATOU, RAMSES, ROGER AND GALLET, RIMMEL, SILKA, SCHIAPARELLI,
VIOLET, VOLNAY, YBRY, YARDLEY AND HOUBIGANT.
BACHELOR
*TRADEMARK FOR STUART A. THOMPKINS/BACHELOR BUTTON PRODUCTS FOR MENS
BUTTON
ITEMS SINCE 1952
BADGE
*INSIGNIA OF MEMBERSHIP OR OFFICE USED SINCE THE 17TH CENTURY IN
SEVERAL
DIFFERENT FORMS-SOME PINNED ON AND SOME SUSPENDED FROM A CHAIN.
BAER, WILDE *ATTLEBORO, MA. MFG. OF BUTTONS, TIE PINS AND RELATED ITEMS. C.1915-1931
BAGATELLE *(BAG A TELL) TRIFLE; SOMETHING OF NO IMPORTANCE.
BAGUETTE
*A GEM OR STONE USUALLY SMALL, CUT IN THE SHAPE OF A RECTANGLE. OFTEN
USED TO
SET OFF OTHER LARGER STONES. EXPENSIVE CUT LARGE. MADE POPULAR
IN THE
CUBISM INTEREST OF THE 1920'S.
*FRENCH
FOR "ROD"
BAGS * SEE PURSES
BAHRS,
ULRIKE *JEWELLERY DESIGNER BORN 1944 IN GREVESMUHLEN, GDR.
BAIL * A WIRE TRIANGLE TO ATTACH A PENDANT TO A LOOP OR CHAIN.
BAILEY,
BANKS *JEWELRY DESIGNERS/MFG. PHILADELPHIA, PA. 1832-PRESENT. BEGAN AS
BAILEY & KITCHEN C.
&BIDDLE 1832 IN PHILADELPHIA. NOW A MEMBER OF THE ZALE
CORP.. ALSO USE B B & B AS TRADEMARK.
KNOWN FOR QUALITY AND EXCLUSIVE DESIGNS.
BAKELAND
*TRADEMARK USED BY ARSENE J. VAN EXEM, NEW YORK FOR JEWELRY MADE WITH
PEARLS AND RHINESTONES SINCE 1922.
BAKELITE
* SYNTHETIC RESON CHEMICALLY FORMULATED AND NAMED AFTER BELGIAN
(BAY KA LITE) CHEMIST L.
H. BAEKELAND IN 1909. IT WAS USED FOR MOLDING ITEMS WHICH WERE
PREVIOUSLY DONE OF CELLULOID OR HARD RUBBER . BAKELITE
IS VERY
COLLECTIBLE IN ALL OF ITS FORMS - MOST POPULARLY JEWELRY, BUTTONS,
RADIO
CASES, ETC. BAKELITE HAS BECOME TO BE USED AS A GENERIC TERM
MEANING
ANY TYPE OF EARLY THERMO PLASTIC BUT IS NOT ACTUALLY BAKELITE UNLESS
SIGNED. TO DETERMINE AN ACTUAL PIECE OF BAKELITE, RUB YOU FINGERS
ACROSS IT,
WARMING IT AND FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH THE ODOR OR ANOTHER
NONDESTRUCTIVE WAY TO TEST BAKELITE IS BY IMMERSING THE PIECE
IN
HOT WATER (NOT WITH RHINESTONES, PLEASE). THE SMELL SHOULD BE ACRID
I.E.
FORMALDEHYDE OR CARBOLIC ACID) BAKELITE ALSO HAS A CLUNKY
SOUND ,UNLIKE
THE LIGHTER CELLULOID, WHEN KNOCKING TWO PIECES TOGETHER. HOWEVER,
THE
BEST DETERMINATION IS EXPERIENCE AND SOMETIMES EVEN THE
MOST
EXPERIENCED IS FOOLED. IF NECESSARY YOU CAN DO THE "HOT
NEEDLE" TEST IN
AN OUT OF SIGHT PLACE. HEAT THE NEEDLE AND THEN PRICK
THE PIECE
I MMEDIATELY SNIFFING THE ODOR. (NOT A BIG HOLE!)
ALSO BE AWARE THAT NON
THERMOPLASTIC PIECES WILL MELT, THERMOSET WILL NOT. BAKELITE IS ALSO BEING
REPRODUCED BUT OBVIOUS GIVEAWAYS ARE COLORS AND SHAPES
CHARACTERISTIC SOLID COLORS INCLUDE LIGHT YELLOW, DARK YELLOW,
BUTTERSCOTCH, PEA GREEN, DEEP GREEN, GRASS GREEN, LIME GREEN,
BLACK,
BROWN, MAROON, DEEP MAROON, RED, ORANGE, NAVY AND DEEP NAVY BLUE.
THE
MARBELIZED COLORS INCLUDE GREENS, GOLDS, TORTOISE, BLUE GREEN, ROSE,
PLUM, PEACH AND LOTS OF YELLOW SHADES. THERE ARE SOME CLEAR OR
"VASELINE" PIECES. SEVERAL WONDERFUL BOOKS ARE AVAILABLE THAT DISCUSS
THE PLASTIC CRAZE. NEW BAKELITE IS BEING MADE. PIECES ARE BEING
MELTED DOWN
AND REMOLDED INTO OLD AND NEW DESIGNS SO STUDY THE OLDER PIECES WELL.
BAKER, OLIVER *ENGLISH JEWELRY DESIGNER/CRAFTSMAN C.1900
BAKKER, GIJS * JEWELRY DESIGNER/ARTIST BORN 1942 IN AMERSFOORT, HOLLAND
BALAS RUBY *NOT A RUBY AT ALL BUT A RED SPINEL IN JEWELRY.
BALFOUR,
L.G. *JEWELRY MFG., ATTLEBORO, MA. SINCE
1936 USED THE "B" MARK WITHIN A MODIFIED
SHIELD SHAPE. SPECIALIZING IN FRATERNAL/INSIGNIA JEWELRY.
BALENCIAGA * PERFUMERY.PARIS, FRANCE C.1944; "28", "QUADRILLE", "PRELUDE"
BALENCIAGA,
CRISTOBAL * SPANISH FASHION DESIGNER BORN IN 1895. HIS FASHION HOUSE CLOSED
IN 1968.
HE WAS ADMIRED FOR HIS PASSEMENTERIE, AND SPANISH LACES AND FOR HIS
LAVISH USE OF COLOR COMBINATIONS.
BALIE
*JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY MORRIS BALICER, NEW YORK FOR MENS JEWELRY
SINCE 1922
BALL *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY MILDRED L. BALL, WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. SINCE 1959
BALL CHAIN *TYPE OF CHAIN COMPOSED OF SMALL METAL BALLS JOINED BY A METAL CONNECTION.
BALLERINA
*NAME AND BALLERINA FIGURE WAS USED BY UNITED PEARL CORP. AS THEIR TRADE-
MARK FOR PEARL JEWELRY SINCE 1954.
BALLESTEROS
*MEXICAN FAMILY OPERATED STERLING JEWELRY BUSINESS SINCE 1937 TO PRESENT.
MOST PIECES ARE MARKED "BALLESTEROS".
BALLET JEWELS, INC.*JEWELRY MFG./DESIGN. CURRENTLY IN BUSINESS IN NY.
BALLOU
*JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR BETTER RHINESTONE JEWELRY CO., NEW YORK SINCE
THE 1940-50'S. ALSO "B" INSIDE A STAR. AND INITIALS B.A.B.
BALLOU *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR B.A.BALLOU & CO., PROVIDENCE RI SINDE 1919 - 1949.
BALLY, BORIS *CONTEMPORARY STUDIO JEWELRY DESIGNER SPECIALIZING IN MACHINERY/ROBOTIC JEWELRY
BALMAIN
*PERFUMERY IN PARIS, FRANCE; C. 1950'S; "ELYSEES", "VENT VERT"
PIERRE
*PARIS FASHION DESIGNER WITH COUTURE HOUSE OPENING IN 1945. HE WORKED FOR
LUCIEN
LELONG IN 1939 PRIOR TO OPENING HIS OWN HOUSE. HE DIED IN 1982 AND HIS
ASSISTANT,
ERIK MORTENSEN ASSUMED THE ROLE OF COUTURIER.
BALTIC *IN JEWELRY - THE LOCATION FOR EARLY AMBER.
BAMBOO *USED IN ORNAMENTATION. HOLLOW STALKS WERE MADE INTO CYLINDRICAL BEADS.
BAMBOO
*JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY AVON PRODUCTS, NEW YORK SINCE 1970
MAGIC
BANAL *TRITE, COMMONPLACE. OF NO INDIVIDUAL TASTE OR INTEREST. FASHIONLESS.
BANDEAU
*TYPE OF HEAD ORNAMENT IN FORM OF NARROW BAND ENCIRCLING THE FOREHEAD
(BAN DOE) NARROW
BRASSIERE OR BRA. ALSO NARROW BAND ENCIRCLING THE HEAD AS A
WREATH OF FLOWERS, ETC. ALSO BANDELET SUCH AS THOSE
WORN BY MEDIEVAL
ITALIAN WOMEN AND ALSO IN FRANCE AND ENGLAND.
BANDED
AGATE *STRIPED AGATE OF VARIOUS COLORS - BLACK, BROWN, WHITE SOMETIMES
USED IN
VICTORIAN HARDSTONE CAMEOS AND BEADS.
BANGLE
*ROUND OR OVAL BRACELET, RIGID RATHER THAN FLEXIBLE SOMETIMES SLIPPED OVER
THE HAND RATHER THAN CLASPED. POPULAR DURING THE VICTORIAN PERIOD.
BAPST
*SEVERAL GENERATIONS OF PARISIAN JEWELLERS WHO WERE DESCENDED FROM
BAPST
FAMILY ANCESTORS FROM HALL, SWABIA IN SOUTHERN
GERMANY. PROMINENT FOR MAKING
COURT JEWELRY AND PRODUCING ARTICLES MADE OF "STRASS". THEY SETTLED
IN
PARIS WHERE THEY BECAME PROMINENT MAKING COURT JEWELRY.
BAPST & FALIZE *FRENCH JEWELRY/ORNAMENTATION DESIGNERS 1871-1892. USING "B & F" MARK.
BAR
BROOCH *TYPE OF BROOCH IN FORM OF HORIZONTAL BAR
WITH DECORATION ALONG THE LENGTH
USING VARIOUS GEMSTONES AND MOTIFS. SOMETIMES CALLED BAR "PINS".
BARBARA *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY GEMEX CO., SINCE 1930
BARBARA
LEE *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY ASSOCIATED MERCHANDISING, NEW YORK FOR FAUX
PEARL NECKLACES. SINCE 1939.
BARBARIC
*ITEMS MADE DURING THE DARK AGES FROM CIRCA AD 410 UNTIL AD 870 WHEN THE
BARBARIAN TRIBES (FRANKS, LOMBARDS, ANGLO-SAXONS, ETC.) WERE SWEEPING
WEST OVER EUROPE AND BRINGING WITH THEM THE CULTURE OF THE ORIENT
TO
INFLUENCE ROMAN ART.
BARBIE
*TRADEMARK USED BY MATTEL, INC., HAWTHORNE, CA. FOR SETS OF JEWELRY FOR
GIRLS
IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FAMOUS "BARBIE" DOLL.
BARCLAY
*WITHIN A PALLET WITH WORDS "ART IN JEWELRY" - TRADEMARK FOR BARCLAY JEWELRY
INC., PROVIDENCE, R.I. SINCE 1948.
BARCLAY,
*JEWELRY MFG./DESIGNER 1930-1940. MCCLELLAND B ARCLAY, WELL KNOWN ILLUSTRATOR
MCCLELLAND DURING THE 1930'S ALSO PRODUCED JEWELRY
WITH A DECIDEDLY DECO APPEAL. HE WAS
KILLED IN ACTION DURING WWII. HIS DESIGNS SOMETIMES FEATURED PAVE
RHINESTONES
WITH UNUSUAL SHAPED FOCUS STONES. ALWAYS ELEGANT AND WONDERFUL FINDS.
BARJON *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR M.EDWARD POPE, ALTADENA, CA. SINCE 1961
BARLEYCORN
*TRACE CHAIN WHERE LINKS ARE SHAPED LIKE ISOSCELES TRIANGLE WITH THE APEX
OF
CHAIN
ONE LINK LOOPED AROUND THE BASE OF THE ADJOINING LINK.
BARODA *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR R.L.GRIFFITH & SON, PROVIDENCE, R. SINCE 1912.
BAROQUE *DESIGN USED WITH HEAVY ORNAMENTATION AND CURVED LINES.
BARREL *SHAPE OF A TYPE OF BEAD AND ALSO A TYPE OF NECKLACE OR BRACELET FASTENER.
BARRETT
*HAIR CLASP. MADE AVAILABLE IN A WIDE VARIETY OF MATERIALS FROM PLASTIC
TO
CHASED SILVER AND GOLD. METALLIC B ARRETTS WERE POPULAR FROM
1895
THROUGH THE 20'S WHEN THE PLASTICS BECAME POPULAR. SOME WERE SET
WITH
RHINESTONES, GEMS, PEARLS. THEY ENJOY MUCH POPULARITY TODAY.
BAROQUE
*FRENCH FOR "BIZARRE", OR FROM THE PORTUGUESE "BARROCO" WHICH MEANS
IRREGULAR.THIS PERIOD WAS A UNION OF ARCHETECTURE, PAINTING AND SCULPTURE
IN THE 17TH AND 18TH CENTURY AN CREATED AN OVERWHELMING AND DIRECT
APPEAL TO THE SENSES OF THE BEHOLDER. A BLEND OF ILLUSION, LIGHT
AND COLOR.
LARGE-SCALED BOLD DETAILS, SWEEPING CURVES AND A WEALTH
OF
ORNAMENTATION.
BAROQUE
*NATURAL PEARL OF CULTURED PEARL OF IRREGULAR SHAPE FORMED BY THE PEARL
OYSTER PEAR AROUND SOME IRREGULARLY SHAPED INTRUSION.
BAROQUES *IN JEWELRY - GEMSTONES OR BEADS ESPECIALLY PEARLS OF IRREGULAR SHAPES.
BARTON, ANN *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR BERTHA J. HAIG, BOSTON, MA. SINCE 1938
BARTON,NY
*JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR B.HAIG BOSTON, MASS. INCL. COMPACTS, ETC. SINCE
1938.
BARTOSIK,
KAREL * BORN IN TAMWORTH, ENGLAND IN 1942, THIS DESIGNER WORKED WITH ANDREW
GRIMA IN LONDON
AND DESIGNED THE WEDDING GIFT TO PRINCE OF WALES/LADY DIANA FROM THE ENGLISH
CHAMBER
ORCHESTRA.
BAS-RELIEF *SLIGHT RAISED PATTERN ON A FLAT SURFACE.
BASALT
*DARK GREY TO BLACK VOLCANIC ROCK USED IN EGYPTIAN JEWELRY AND IMITATED
BY JOSIAH WEDGWOOD IN HIS PORTRAIT MEDALLIONS.
BASSE
TAILLE *(FRENCH) LITERALLY - SHALLOW CUT. TECHNIQUE
OF DECORATION BY ENAMELLING ON
A METAL BASE WHERE THE DESIGN WAS FIRST MADE IN SEVERAL LEVELS BY
CHASING, CARVING ENGRAVING OR STAMPING OR ENGINE TURNING AND THEN
COVERING THE SURFACE WITH TRANSPARENT OR TRANSLUCENT ENAMEL AND THEN
FIRED.
BASSO RELIEVO *LOW RELIEF CARVING
BASTARD
*VARIETY OF AMBER THAT HAS CLOUDY APPEARANCE DUE TO MANY EMBEDDED AIR
AMBER BUBBLES.
BATAL, REBECCA *CONTEMPORARY STUDIO JEWELRY DESIGNER/ARTIST WITH FLOWING, SURREAL DESIGNS.
BATEAU NECK * (BA TOE) BOATWHAPE NECKLINE HIGH IN FRONT AND BACK/POINTED AT SHOULDERS.
BATES & BACON *JEWELRY MFG., ATTLEBORO, MASS., C.1900-1930'S. MFG. FOBS, LOCKETS, CHAINS, ETC.
BATIK *DECORATION TECHNIQUE THAT USESE WAX-RESIST AND DYE
BATISTE
*(BA TEEST) SOFT SHEER COTTON OR LINEN FABRIC OF PLAIN WEAVE USUALLY IN
DELICATE COLORS USED FOR HANDKERCHIEFS, LINGERIE, NECKWEAR, ETC.
BATTENBERG
*COARSE FORM OR RENAISSANCE LACE.
LACE
BATTERSEA
*ENAMELED COPPER ARTICLES MADE AT YORK HOUSE IN THE BATTERSEA DISTRICT
OF
ENAMEL
LONDON. SMALL PERSONAL ARTICLES SUCH AS SNUFF BOXES, PATCH BOXES AND
WATCH CASES. CIRCA 1753-6. THESE ITEMS ARE STILL PRODUCED BY VARIOUS
COMPANIES AND ALL ARE COLLECTIBLE AND USUALLY BRING HIGH PRICES.
BAUBLE *REFERS TO ANY DANGLING ORNAMENTATION.
BAUER
*TRADEMARK FOR "A PIECE OF THE RAINBOW" CONTEMPORARY JEWELRY DESIGN CO.
FOUNDED
BY DOROTHY BAUER. DESIGNS ARE QUALITY AND WHIMSICAL.
BAUER,
FRANK *BORN IN 1942 IN HANOVER, GERMANY FRG THIS JEWELRY DESIGNER OPENED
A WORKSHOP IN
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA.
BAUXITE *A SOFT RED ALUMINUM ORE THAT IS USED FOR THE MAKING OF BEADS, DISCS, ETC. FROM NIGERIA.
BAVARIAN LACE *SIMPLE BOBBIN LACE. ALSO SEE TORCHON OR LACES.
BAYEUX
*FRENCH ROMANESQUE EMBROIDERED TAPESTRY COMMEMORATING THE VICTORY OF
THE
TAPESTRY NORMANS
IN ENGLAND.
BAZARR
*MARKETPLACE; GROUP OF SHOPS OR STALLS OR IN MORE MODERN TERMS A "FLEA"
MARKET !
BEAD
*ORNAMENT WITH A HOLE END TO END INTO WHICH A NEEDLE AND STRING IS INSERTED
FOR NECKLACES, BRACELETS, ETC. MANY GLASS BEADS CAME BROM CZECHOSLAVAKIA
IN THE 19TH CENTURY. MANY GLASS FACTORIES MAKE THEM TODAY BUT THE OLDER
BEADS ARE MORE VALUABLE. BEADS WERE USED EVEN IN ANCIENT AND PRIMITIVE
CULTURES AS MONEY OR TRADE ITEMS. THEY WERE IN MANY DIFFERENT SHAPES
AND SOME WERE HAND DECORATED OR PAINTED.
BEAD LOOM *THE FRAMEWORK FOR BEAD EMBROIDERY/WEAVING.
BEAD
TIP *SMALL CUP WITH A HOOK USED
AT THE END OF A NECKLACE OR BRACELET TO HIDE THE KNOT AND
PROVIDE AN ATTACHMENT FOR CLASPS.
BEADS O' PARADISE *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR LEE PELZMAN, NEW YORK SINCE 1958
BEAD SET *REFERS TO A SETTING WHERE THE STONES ARE SECURED BY RAISED BEADS
BEATON, CECIL *DESIGNER AND FASHION PHOTOGRAPHER.
BEAU
*1947-PRESENT. FOUNDED BY LUIGI RUSSO AND RINALDO SACCOCCIO IN PROVIDENCE
RI AND
DESIGNING STERLING SILVER AND 24K OVERLAY JEWELRY. SOME PIECES SIGNED B-STERLING.
JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR BEAUCRAFT, INC., PROVIDENCE, RI
BEAU BAIT *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR HABERMAN, INC., CINCINNATI OHIO SINCE 1961
BEAU
BRUMMEL *ARBITER OF ENGLISH MEN'S FASHION
IN THE EARLY 19TH CENTURY. NUMEROUS ARTICLES
OF MEN'S WEAR WERE NAMED AFTER HIM.
BEAU BRUMMEL *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR SANDS MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, RI. FOR MENS JEWELRY SINCE 1928
BEAUCRAFT
*JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF BEAUCRAFT, PROVIDENCE, R. SINCE 1947. MOSTLY STERLING
ITEMS INCLUDING NOVELTY. ALSO SEE BEAU STERLING.
BEAUTIFUL
*JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF AVON PRODUCTS, INC., NEW YORK SINCE 1971
BEGUILERS
BEAUTY
BOX *VANTIY CASE/BOX CONTAINING BEAUTY AND COSMETIC ITEMS OFTEN
PURCHASED
CONTAINING PRODUCTS - THE BOX BEING THE "BONUS"
BEAUTY
PINS *SMALL PINS USED ON LINGEREE, COLLARS, ETC. ALSO
CALLED HANDY PINS OR LACE PINS
ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR MFG. WAS SHREVE & CO. C.1910. AT THAT
TIME A 14K GOLD
BEAUTY PIN WITH A DIAMOND SOLD FOR $4.50!
BEAUTYCREST *JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF J.J.SCHMUKLER & SONS, NEW YORK SINCE 1930
BEAUZAL *JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF ZAYRE CORP., NATIC, MAS. SINCE 1963
BECKEN *JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF A.C.BECKEN, CHICAGO, ILL. SINCE 1934
BECKER, FRIEDRICH *JEWELRY DESIGNER/ARTIST BORN IN 1922 IN ENDE, FRG/
BEDOUIN
*ARTICLES MADE AND WORN BY THE BEDOUIN TRIBES IN SAUDI ARABIA. MOST
ALWAYS OF
SILVER, FREQUENTLY SET WITH TURQUOISE.
BEETLE *THE IRIDESCENT GREEN BODIES OF BEETLES AND USED IN JEWELRY MAKING . ALSO SEE SCAROB.
BEGEER,
*AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND, METALWORKER IN SILVER (CAREL BEGEER 1883-1956)
CORNEILUS
BEGGAR
*INEXPENSIVE STRINGS OF MULTICOLOR BEADS OF AGATE OR JASPER FROM INDIA.
BEADS
BEGUILING *JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF AVON PRODUCTS, INC., NEW YORK SINCE 1972
BEHRENS, PETER *JEWELRY/METALWORKER IN MUNICH C. 1868-1940
BEJEWELED *JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF GAYLIN JEWELRY, NEW YORK SINCE 1946
BEL - AIR *JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF BEL AIR INC, NEW YORK FOR MENS JEWLRY SINCE 1962
BEL - COR *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR BEL-COR, INC., CHICAGO, ILL SINCE 1947
BELCANO *PERFUMERY.JERSEY CITY NJ; C. 1940'S; "ALL AGOG", NIGHT BLOOMS"
BELCHER
*SCARF OF NECKTIE OF GARISH COLOR ORIGINALLY A BLUE NECKCLOTH MARKED
WITH WHITE
SPOTS HAVING BLUE CENTERS AND NAMED FOR JIM BELCHER, AN ENGLISH
PUGILIST.
BELCHER
*IN JEWELRY - A HEAVY PRONGED RING SETTING POPULAR AROUND THE TURN OF THE
SETTING
CENTURY.
BELCO CO. *COSMETIC MFG./ACCESSORY DESIGNER - RADIO GIRL PRODUCTS.
BELL
TRADING *JEWELRY MFT., ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO/DIV. OF SUNBELL CORP., SINCE
1932. SPECIALIZING
POST IN STERLING, TURQUOISE, COPPER JEWELRY AND NOVELTY ITEMS.
ALSO USED A GRAPHIC
BELL SUSPENDED FROM A POST.
BELLIS, JOHN O .*SILVER METALWORKER - CALIFORNIA C.1910
BELNORD *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR SWISS RADIUM AND DIAL PAINTING CO., NEW YORK SINCE 1949
BELPERRON, SUZANNE *FRENCH JEWELRY DESIGNER IN PARIS C. 1920-30]
BELTS
*USED TO ENCIRCLE THE WAIST AND HOLD TROUSERS OR SKIRTS FIRM. METALLIC
BELTS
AND LARGE METAL BUCKLES WERE POPULAR IN THE LATE 18TH CENTURY AND AGAIN
IN
THE 30'S AND 40'S. IN VICTORIAN TIMES THE BELTS OFTEN MADE OF GOLD OR SILVER
WERE
USED TO ACCENTUATE A SMALL WAIST. SOME WERE CHASED, ENGRAVED OR DECORATED
WITH GEMS. BELTS WERE CONSIDERED A TYPE OF JEWELRY AS FAR BACK AS ANCIENT
TIMES.
WEALTH WAS SOMETIMES DETERMINED BY THE RICHNESS OF THE BELT.
TYPES
OF BELTS:
BALDRICK - WORN DIAGONALLY FROM ONE SHOULDER TO OPPOSITE HIP
CHAIN - MADE OF VARIOUS SIZES OF CHAINS AND SOMETIMES DECORATED
CINCTURE - (SINK-CHER) TWISTED SILK, RAYON OR ROPE WORN BY CLERGY
CONTOUR - CURVED TO FIT THE BODY - POPULAR IN 1890'S
CORSELET - WIDE AND ENCLOSING THE RIB CAGE, SOMETIMES LACED
COWBOY - USUALLY WIDE LEATHER AND TOOLED
CUMMERBUND - WIDE FABRIC BELT SOMETIMES PLEATED
GAUCHO - (GOW-CHO) USUALLY MEDALLIONS OF LEATHER/METAL JOINED TOGETHER
WITH
CHAINS. POPULAR IN LATE 1960'S. ORIGINATED W/SOUTH AMERICAN COWBOYS.
GREEK - LONG NARROW SASH CROSSING OVER CHEST AND WINDING AROUND WAIST
KIDNEY - VERY WIDE AND WORN WHEN MOTOCYCLING TO PREVENT INJURY
MESH - MADE OF VERY SMALL METAL LINKS FASTENED TO FORM FLEXIBLE BAND
MONEY - HAS HIDDEN COMPARTMENT FOR STORAGE OF MONEY
OBI - SASH 4-5 WIDE AT CENTER AND TAPERING TO 1 1/2" AT ENDS. WORN WRAPPED
AROUND WAIST
ADOPTED FROM JAPANESE
POLO - WIDE LEATHER BELT ORIGINALLY WORN BY PLAYERS FOR PROTECTION
SAM BROWNE - HAS EXTENSION STRAP OVER RIGHT SHOULDER. MILITARY USE.
SERPENTINE - WAVY DESIGN BELT
SKIRT - ATTACHED PEPLUM POPULAR IN LATE 1960'S
SPAGHETTI - LONG NARROW CORD USUALLY SELF FABRIC SOMETIMES KNOTTED AT ENDS
THONG - WIDE LEATHER BELT WITH EYLETS AT EACH END FOR THREADING OF RAWHIDE.
TOOLED LEATHER - HANDMADE LEATHER WITH VARIOUS DESIGNS
WEBBED - USUALLY HEAVY CANVAS WITH A BUCKLE.
BENDEL
*COUTURE AND RETAIL SHOP LOCATED IN NEW YORK ESTABLISHED IN 1897. STOCKED
HENRI
READY TO WEAR AND FRENCH DESIGNED FASHIONS. INTRODUCED A PERFUME "UN PEU
D'ELLE"
IN 1915.
BENEDICT
& *JEWELRY MFG. OF PRECIOUS AND IMITATION/COSTUME JEWELRY; NEW YORK;
1904-1915
WARNER
BENHAM
& *LONDON, ENGLAND COPPER METALWORKER C. 1900 (CHRISTOPHER DRESSER,
DESIGNER)
FROUD
BENNARA *JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF VARGAS MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE RI SINCE 1969
BENNETT,
JAMIE *CONTEMPORARY STUDIO JEWELRY DESIGNER/ARTIST PREFERRING THE SCULPTURAL
FORM
AND ENAMEL MERGING COLOR AND FORM.
BENSON, J.W. *LONDON, ENGLAND JEWELRY DESIGNER C.1874-PRESENT.
BENSON,
*LONDON, ENGLAND METALWORKERS, ART NOUVEAU, LAMPS, ORNAMENTATION C.1854-1924.
WILLIAM SMITH THEIR MARK WAS W.A.S.B IN A RECTANGLE.
BENTLEE *JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF BEN FELSENTHAL & CO., NEW YORK SINCE 1917
BERGERE'
*JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY L.ERBERT & POHS, INC., NEW YORK SINCE 1947.
1947-1965
QUALITY JEWELRY THAT WAS PRODUCED INTO THE EARLY 1960'S. MOST PIECES
WERE MARKED. THEIR JEWELRY WAS CONSISTENT IN QUALITY AND DESIGN FROM
ELEGANT TO WHIMSICAL.
BERLIN
IRON *CAST IRON JEWELRY MADE IN GERMANY EARLY IN THE
19TH CENTURY OFTEN INSCRIBED GOLD
GAB ICH FUR EISEN - I GAVE GOLD FOR IRON. TO FINANCE THE WAR OF LIBERATION
AGAINST
NAPOLEON. THE VOGUE FOR BLACK IRON JEWELRY DIED OUT BEFORE THE MIDDLE
OF THE
CENTURY AND VERY LITTLE OF IT REMAINS. VERY EXPENSIVE AND BEAUTIFUL. MOST
HAS
WHORLS OR MESH FILIGREE OF FINE IRON WIRE, VERY DELICATE. SOME HAVE SLIM
CHAINS
HOLDING CAMEOLIKE PLAQUES TOGETHER. NOT HEAVY.
BERLIN WORK *ALLOVER EMBROIDERY DONE IN BERLIN WOOL.
BERNARD,LES
*JEWELRY DESIGNER. EXQUISITE ORNATE JEWELRY MUCH OF IT FOR HOLLYWOOD AND
THE
1962-PRESENT
MOVIE STARS. DESIGNED MUCH OF THE JEWELRY USED ON THE TELEVISION PROGRAM
"DYNASTY". THE COMPANY WAS FOUNDED BY HAROLD SHAPIRO WHO WAS ALSO
ASSOCIATED
WITH VOGUE JEWELRY, AND HIS SON BERNARD. THEIR INNOVATIVE DESIGNS ARE MUCH
COLLECTED. THEY ARE CURRENTLY MARKED ON THE QVC TELEVISION BUYER CHANNEL
AS
WELL AS QUALITY DEPARTMENT STORES. PARTICULARLY COLLECTIBLE ARE THE MOVEABLE
BROOCHES OF THE EARLY 1960'S.
BERNICE GOODSPEED*(1935-1971) MEXICAN STERLING JEWELRY DESIGNER IN PRE-COLUMBIAN DESIGNS.
BERNODOTTE, SIGVARD *DENMARK SILVER METALWORKER FROM 1931-1947
BERTHA *DEEP CAPELIKE COLLAR.
BERTHE
*(FRENCH) LARGE COLLAR SHAPED NECKLACE OF A NETWORK OF GEMSTONES AND PEARLS
SOME SUSPENDED OR DROPPED.
BERYL
*IN JEWELRY A GEMSTONE FAMILY INCLUDING EMERALD, AQUAMARINE, AND HELIODOR
OR
GOLDEN BERYL. SLIGHTLY HARDER THAN QUARTZ AND STRONGLY DICHROIC (TWO SHADES
OF
THE SAME COLOR). BERYL IS ASTROGICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH
THE HOUSE OF SCORPIO AND
ALSO WITH GEMINI. IT WAS USED BY MYSTICS AND SEERS BECAUSE OF THE
TRANSPARENCY
AND ABILITY TO GIVE "SIGHT" TO THE FUTURE. BERYL WAS ALSO SAID TO
BE THE GEMSTONE
OF ETERNAL YOUTH AND TO DREAM OF BERYL SIGNALED HAPPY NEWS.
BERTOIA, HARRY *JEWELRY DESIGNER OF THE POSTWAR MODERNISTIC PERIOD (B1915-1978)
BETROTHAL
*REFERRING TO SOMETHING GIVEN I.E.RING BY A GENTLEMAN TO HIS FIANCEE AS
A TOKEN
OF HIS LOVE.
BETROTHAL
* RINGS GIVEN AROUND THE END OF THE 19TH CENTURY OFTEN BEARING LOVE
MOTIFS; TWO
RINGS
HANDS HOLDING A HEART, CLASPED HANDS THAT OPENED TWO RINGS (CALLED A GEMEL
RING
OR A FEDE RING) AND POSY RINGS WITH LOVE SAYINGS ENGRAVED OR ENAMELED ON
THEM.
BETSY ROSS *JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF L.HARVEY CLAP & CO., ATTLEBORO, MA. SINCE 1931
BETTA *JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF HENRY DURLACHER/LS&L SETTING CO., NEW YORK SINCE 1970
BETTER
*JEWELRY MFG. 1940'S AND 50'S
RHINESTONE
CO.
BEVEL
*AS A JEWELRY FINDING IT IS A DOUBLE PRONG USED TO HOLD HANGING JEWELRY
ITEMS.
*ALSO THE EDGE OF A MIRROR CUT TO REFLECT BACK ONTO THE SURFACE.
BEZEL
*ROUND COLLAR OR SETTING INTO WHICH A GEMSTONE IS SET OR THE FACETS ON
THE TOP OF
THE GEMSTONE. ALSO CALLED A GROOVE OR FLANGE.
BFM
*JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR FRED M. BIRCH, PROVIDENCE, RI SINCE 1962 ON COSTUME
& MEN'S
JEWELRY.
BH
*JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR B&H JEWELRY CO., NEW YORK SINCE 1962. SPECIALTY
IN PILL BOXES,
CASES, CUFF LINKS,
BIBETTE *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY JOSEPH H. MEYER BROS. BROOKLYN, NY SINCE 1958
BICKSON *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY HARRY S. BICK & SONS, NEW YORK SINCE 1948
BICONE BEAD *BEAD THAT TAPERS TO A CONE AT BOTH ENDS.
BICONICAL
*BEAD IN THE FORM OF TWO CONES JOINED AT THE BASES. SUCH BEADS ARE FOUND
MOSTLY IN
THEIR ANCIENT FORM AMONG SUMERIAN AND EARLY EGYPTIAN.
BIG
NAME *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY TRIFARI KRUSSMAN & FISHEL, CO., NEW
YORK SINCE 1971
BRANDS
BIGELOW,
*JEWELRY MFG. C.1830 - 1972., BOSTON MASS.
KENNARD & CO.
BIGOT,
*PARIS FRANCE METALWORKER C.1862-1927
ALEXANDRE
BIJOU *(BEE ZHOO) JEWEL OR TRINKET ESPECIALLY OF DELICATE OR ELIGANT WORKMANSHIP.
BIJOUX
CASCIO *ITALIAN JEWELRY DESIGN/MFG. FOUNDED BY GAETANO CASCIO AND REPRESENTED
BY SUCH COMPANIES
AS BONWIT TELLER, LORD AND TAYLOR AND BLOOMINGDALES.
BIJOUTERIE *COLLECTIVE JEWELRY OR TRINKETS AS ABOVE MADE OF METALS USUALLY GOLD AND SILVER.
BILLY
AND *NAME
GIVEN TO OBJECTS OF A LARGE GROUP OF 19TH CENTURY JEWELRY FORGERIES
CHARLEY MADE
AT TOWER HILL, LONDON BY TWO ILLITERATE MUD RAKERS.
BINDESBOLL,
*JEWELRY, ARCHITECT; DENMARK C.1846-1908
THORVALD
BINGHAM, *C.1869 JEWELRY MFG. CLAIMING THE "GALVANIC RING" WHICH WAS TOUTED TO CURE JAMES RHEUMATISM PHILADELPHIA, PA.
BINNIE *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY BINNIE CREATIONS, DEARBORN, MICHIGAN SINCE 1946
BIOMORPHIC *REFERS TO AMOEBALIKE SHAPE
BIRKS,
HENRY *MOTREAL, CANADA SILVER METALWORKER/JEWELERY DESIGNER (H.BIRKS 1840-1928)
& SONS 1879 - PRESENT.
BIRMINGHAM
*ARTS AND CRAFTS ERA JEWELRY DESIGNERS. BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND 1890-PRESENT.
GUILD OF THE (ARTHUR DIXON,
MONTAGUE FORDHAM, CLAUDE NAPIER CLAVERING, E.R. GITTIN)
HANDICRAFT
MARK IS A DIAMOND SHAPE WITH THE INITIALS IN THE POINTS B G H L.
MONTH COLOR STONE/S MEANING
JANUARY -
RED -
GARNET
INSURES CONSTANCY, TRUE
FRIENDSHIP AND FIDELITY
FEBRUARY -
PURPLE -
AMETHYST, ONYX OR PEARL -
FREEDOM FROM PASSION AND
FROM CARE
MARCH - PALE BLUE - AQUAMARINE, BLOODSTONE, HYACINTH COURAGE, WIDSOM
APRIL - WHITE/CLEAR - DIAMOND INNOCENCE AND PURITY
MAY -
BRIGHT GREEN - EMERALD, CHRYSOPRASE
DISCOVERS FALSE FRIENDS
JUNE
CREAM -
PEARL, MOONSTONE, AGATE, CAT'S EYE - INSURES LONG
LIFE, HEALTH
JULY - RED - CORAL/RUBY - DISCOVERS POISON/RIDS EVILS
AUGUST - PALE GREEN -
SARDONYX, PERIDOT, MOONSTONE WITHOUT
STONES, NO CONJUGAL FELICITY
SEPTEMBER - DEEP BLUE -
CHRYSOLITE, SAPPHIRE, LAPIS -
FREES FROM SADNESS
OCTOBER -
TAN -
VARIEGATED OPAL, TOURMALINE -
DENOTES HOPE/SIGHT
NOVEMBER - YELLOW -
TOPAZ, CITRINE, -
FIDELITY, FRIENDSHIP, PREVENTS
SAD DREAMS
DECEMBER - SKY BLUE - TURQUOISE, BLUE ZIRCON - SUCCESS AND PROSPERITY IN LOVE
BISHOP, HAZEL *COSMETIC/ACCESSORY MFG./DESIGNER 1940'S.
BIWA
PEARLS *LUSTROUS FRESHWATER CULTURED
PEARLS (OFTEN IN THE SHAPE OR RICE GRAINS
OR BAROQUES) THEY COME FROM LAKE BIWA IN JAPAN.
BIZARRE *EXTRAVAGANTLY ODD, UNUSUAL OR SHOWY.
BJC
*USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH A "DOG AND BALL" - JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR BEATRIX
JEWELRY CO., PROVIDENCE, RI. SINCE 1962
BLACK AMBER *INACCURATE TERM FOR JET
BLACK BEAUTY *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY CORO, INC. NEW YORK SINCE 1946
BLACK
CORAL * A TRUE CORAL
GROWTH MADE BY MARINE ORGANISMS CALLED POLYPS. BLACK CORAL
WAS
FOUND IN THE RED SEA CENTURIES AGO AND MOST RECENTLY IN OUR
OWN HAWAII. WHEN
POLISHED IT HAS A SATINY SHEEN SIMILAR TO IVORY. NO TWO PIECES
ARE ALIKE.
BLACK
* NAME SOMETIMES GIVEN FOR HEMATITE ALSO A NAME GIVEN TO A SMOKY RHINESTONE
DIAMOND
BLACK
GLASS *USED TO IMITATE
JET OR ONYX. SEE JET OR ONYX. *ALSO REFERS TO A TYPE OF GLASS
THAT WHEN HELD TO LIGHT SHOWS A DEEP PURPLE HUE.THE GLASS WAS
MADE BY MANY
COMPANIES AS EARLY AS THE 17TH CENTURY AND IT IS STILL BEING MADE
TODAY. IT TAKES
CAREFUL STUDY TO DETERMINE THE AGE BUT REGARDLESS THE GLASS IS COLLECTIBLE
TODAY.
BLACK
HILLS *JEWELRY MFG. RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA.
MFG. OF BLACK HILLS GOLD JEWELRY WHICH
MFG. CO. CONTAIN THREE COLORS
OF GOLD IN EACH PIECE. A LEGEND SURROUNDING THIS TYPE
OF GOLD IS THAT "A YOUNG JEWELER TRAVELING TO THE BLACK HILLS TO FIND GOLD
BECAME LOST AND DREAMED OF FINDING A BROOK WITH GRAPEVINES ALONG SIDE.
WHEN HE
AWOKE HIS DREAM WAS TRUE. FEELING THAT THE DREAM SAVED HIS LIFE HE SET
UP
BUSINESS IN THE TOWNS OF DEADWOOD AND LEAD WHERE HE MADE JEWELRY
IN THE
GRAPE AND LEAF DESIGNS USING THE 3 COLORS OF GOLD IN EACH PIECE.
THIS WAS C.1849.
THE SMALL GRAPE CLUSTERS WERE MADE OF 10K YELLOW GOLD WHILE
THE 12K GREEN AND
ROSE GOLD IS USEDFOR THE LEAVES. THIS JEWELRY IS STILL VERY POPULAR
TODAY.
BLACK
LIGHT *ULTRAVIOLET
LAMP USED FOR IDENTIFYING SOME MINERALS. LONG OR SHORT
WAVE ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT EXCITES LUMINESCENCE OR FLOURESCENCE IN
SOME
GEMSTRONES (RUBIES, PEARLS, OPALS,) AND NEARLY ALL NATURAL MATERIALS
LIKE IVORY,
TURQUOSE AND AMBER WHICH HELPS IDENTIFY THEM. BLACK LIGHTS CAN BE PURCHASED
AT JUST ABOUT ANY JEWELRY SUPPLIER AND CAN COST LESS THAN $50.
BLACK
MAGIC *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY ELZAC CALIFORNIA
JEWELRY CREATIONS, LOS ANGELES
INCORPORATING CERAMICS, LUCITE AND PLEXIGLASS SINCE 1943
BLACK
ONYX
*MISNOMER FOR CHALCEDONY DYED BLACK AND USED AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR JET
IN THE 1920-1930'S.
BLACK,
STARR * JEWELRY DESIGNERS, MFG. 1876-1929
AS BLACK STARR, FROST 0 GORHAM, INC. 1929-1940
& FROST, NY ; BLACK STARR
& GORHAM 1940-1962 - THE FIRM ORIGINATED AS MARQUAND & CO. C.1810.
THEIR MARK WAS A STANDING EAGLE WITH WINGS SPREAD AND BS&F OR BLACK,
STAR &
FROST, LTD. UNDERNEATH. THEY CATERED TO THE RICH & FAMOUS AND
THEIR DESIGNS WERE
FEATURED IN ALL THE FASHION MAGAZINES OF THE DAY.
BLACKAMOOR
*REFERS TO THE ORNAMENTA L MOTIF OF AN AFRICAN MAN OR WOMAN. HIGHLY COLLECTED
NOW AND DONE BY SEVERAL DESIGNERS IN THE 1940-50'S IN EXQUISITE FORM.
SOME STYLES
WERE DONE IN CHALCEDONY OR BLACK ONYX.
BLACKBAND,W.T *ARTS AND CRAFTS ERA JEWELRY DESIGNER - BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND 1885-1949
BLACKINGTON,
* JEWELRY, SILVER DESIGNERS (W. BALLOU & R. BLACKINGTON. NORTH ATTLEBORO,
MASS.
R. & CO. 1862 - PRESENT.
BLACKWORK
*PARTICULAR TECHNIQUE OF EMBROIDERY OF THE TUDOR PERIOD IN ENGLAND (16TH
CENT)
WHERE PATTERNS WERE PICK IN BLACK AND SILVER THREAD.
BLAKRAFT
*JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY BLACHER BROS., PROVIDENCE RI SINCE 1924. ALSO
USED ON
HAND BAG FRAMES.
BLANC (BLONH) *FRENCH WORD FOR WHITE OR BLEACHED.
BLAN-
*PERFUMERY.FOUNDED BY HOWARD KESTENBAUM AND HIS BROTHER, EUGENE IN NEW
YORK C.
CHARD
1930. PERFUME "GARDENIA" 1932, "JEALOUSY" 1943. "CLIMAX" C. 1952(CREATED
IN FRANCE).
BLISTER
PEARL * AN IRREGULAR SHAPED PEARL SOMETIMES HOLLOW UNLIKE A BAROQUE
PEARL WHICH IS A
SOLID IRREGULAR SHAPED PEARL.
BLITHE BLOSSOM *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY CORO, INC., NEW YORK SINCE 1956
BLOODSTONE
*DARK GREEN CHALCEDONY SPRINKLED WITH RED SPOTS, LOOKING LIKE BLOOD. IN
ANCIENT
TIMES IT WAS THOUGHT THAT BLOODSTONE STOPPED BLEEDING. THE VICTORIANS
LIKED IT
TO USE FOR SEAL RINGS AND WATCH FOBS. IT IS ALSO CALLED
BLOOD JASPER, ORIENTAL
JASPER AND HELIOTROPE. BLOODSTONE ALTERNATES WITH THE AQUAMARINE
AS THE
BIRTHSTONE FOR MARCH AND IS ASTROLOGICALLY IN THE HOUSE OF ARIES, THE RAM.
THIS
STONE WAS THOUGHT TO HAVE GREAT POWERS MEDICINALLY EVEN TO PROLONG LIFE!
THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF BLOODSTONES COME FROM INDIA AND RUSSIA.
THE NAME HELIOTROPE COMES FROM THE GREEK "HELIO" FOR SUN AND "TREPEIN"
FOR TURNING.
THE RED AND BROWN SPOTS WHICH ARE SAID TO BE BLOOD ARE CAUSED BY IRON MINERALS.
BLOOMED
GOLD *MATTE SURFACE ON GOLD CREATED WHEN THE ACID
ON THE SURFACE OF THE GOLD
DESTROYS THE ALLOY, LEAVING A PURE GOLD 'BLOOM'.
BLOWN
GLASS *BEADS THAT ARE MADE OF SHAPING A TUBE OF MOLTEN GLASS
INTO HOLLOW BUBBLES THEN
BEADS MAKING THE TWO HOLES BY BLOWING INTO THE MOULD.
BLUE
BIRD *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY STEIN AND ELLBOGAN, CO., CHICAGO, ILL.
SINCE 1920
ALSO USED BY THE HENSHEL CO., INC. C. 1924.
BLUE DANUBE *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY CORO, INC., NEW YORK SINCE 1929
BLUE DROP *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY AVON PRODUCTS, NEW YORK SINCE 1971
BLUE GOLD *ACTUALLY AN ALLOY OF GOLD MADE WITH 25% ARSENIC OR IRON. SELDOM USED NOW.
BLUE
JOHN * A RICH BLUE SPECKLED FLUORSPAR FOUND MAINLY IN DERBYSHIRE,
ENGLAND USED MOSTLY
FOR MENS SIGNET RINGS. KNOWN ALSO AS FLOURITE.
BLUE/WHITE
*COLOR OF A VERY FINE DIAMOND - NOT A SCIENTIFIC TERM BUT A MODERN POPULAR
ONE
DIAMOND
BLUE GOLD *BLUISH ALLOY OF GOLD MADE WITH 25% ARSENIC OR IRON.
BLUE NOCTURNE *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY KAUFMAN AND RUDERMAN, NEW YORK SINCE 1946
BLUE
RIBBON *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY WELLS MFG., ATTLEBORO, MA. SINCE 1936
BANDS
BLUE RIBBON *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY SIG DAWER & CO., NEW YORK SINCE 1929
BM
*WITHIN A TRIANGLE - JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF BAUMAN -MASSA JEWELRY, ST.LOUIS,
MO C.1889
BOB O LINK *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY EISENSTADT MFG. ,ST. LOUIS, SINCE 1915
BOBBLESTONES *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY PHILIP MORRIS, INC., NEW YORK SINCE 1970
BOBIN
SPANGLE *HAND MADE GLASS BEADS OF LAMPWORK, CRUM OR OTHER DECORATION.
NAME COMES FROM
BEAD
POSSIBILITY THAT THEY WERE MADE IN ENGLAND TO DECORAGE ENGLISH LACE BOBBINS.
BOBLEY *JEWLERY TRADEMARK FOR JOSEPH BOBLEY JEWELRY, NEW YORK SINCE 1955
BODKIN *A HAIR PIN MADE OF GOLD OR SILVER AND RICHLEY DECORATED.
BODOM
*LARGE ANCIENT GLASS BEAD USUALLY WITH A BLACK CENTER, YELLOW SURFACE FOUND
AND
POSSIBLY MADE IN GHANA.
BOEKHOUDT, ONNO *JEWELRY DESIGNER/ARTIST BORN IN 1944 IN HELLENDOORN, HOLLAND.
BOG OAK *IN JEWELRY-A PEATLIKE MATERIAL USED AND LOVED BY THE VICTORIANS ESPECIALLY
BOG
WOOD
THE IRISH. DARK BROWN IN COLOR AND CAN BE DISTINGUISHED FROM GUTTA PERCHA
WHICH IS SIMILAR IN APPEARANCE BY THE FACT THAT BOG OAK WAS CARVED AND
NOT
MOLDED. IRISH BOG OAK USUALLY SHOWS A CASTLE, A HARP OR A SHAMMROCK. USUALLY
SET IN BRASS THE FITTINGS WERE USUALLY INEXPENSIVE. JET IS LIGHTER THAN
BOG
OAK IN WEIGHT, DEAD BLACK IN COLOR, TAKES A HIGH POLISH AND WHEN YOU RUB
IT ON
YOUR HAIR OR WOOL IT CAN BE ELECTRIC.
BOGOFF
*JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF SPEAR NOVELTY CO., CHICAGO. 1940'S-50'S
JEWELS BY
*ALSO TRADEMARK OF JEWELS BY BOGOFF, CHICAGO BETTER JEWELRY SINCE 1946
BOHEMIA
*JEWELRY CENTER OF THE WORLD DURING THE 17-18 CENTURY. LOCATED BETWEEN
CZECHLOSLAVAKIA AND GERMANY, BOHEMIA BECAME INCLUDED IN CZECH.
AFTER WORLD
WAR I AND BEGAN TO 1700'S - PRESENT LY&nb