| Georgian Period: 1714-1830- The Georgian period used | | | | Late Victorian (Aesthetic) Period: 1885-1900- This |
| naturalistic designs of leaves, birds, ribbons, feathers, | | | | was the age of the diamond. Authentic birds, claws |
| flowers and insects in engraved gemstones. Intaglio | | | | and scarabs were used and set in gold, bronze or |
| was employed in gemstone design. Cameo brooches | | | | silver, changing the symbolism of these time-honored |
| were once again featured and earrings saw a rise in | | | | ornamentations. Exquisite pendants with pearls and |
| popularity with semi-precious stones embellishing | | | | varicolored stones were used in the late 1880's. |
| these designs. Amethyst, turquoise, garnets and | | | | Arts and Crafts Movement: 1894-1923- The Arts and |
| coveted pearls were seen in Georgian pieces. | | | | Crafts Exhibitions Society was formed in 1888 in |
| Early Victorian Period: 1837-1860- The Gothic Revival | | | | opposition to the mass-production ideals of the |
| Movement featured religious sentiment and enameled | | | | Industrial Revolution, preferring instead to keep their |
| jewelry reflected these ideals. Floral sprays, animal | | | | workmanship generalized. These craftsmen utilized |
| themes and multicolored metal work came into | | | | brilliantly colored uncut stones and created metalwork |
| prominence. | | | | of silver. |
| Mid-Victorian(Grand) Period: 1860-1885- Etruscan | | | | Art Nouveau Period: 1890-1915- Frenchman Rene |
| frame designs were employed in setting elaborate | | | | Jules Lalique and American Louis Comfort Tiffany |
| multi-colored stone jewelry. Rosettes, seashells, | | | | were the leading Art Nouveau jewelry makers of the |
| mosaics and fringes became extremely popular. In | | | | time. Art Nouveau was fantastical and stylized, using |
| 1861, Prince Albert's death spawned the | | | | many flowing and feminine elements of vines, leaves, |
| omnipresence of jet, a hard, black semi-precious | | | | birds, scrolls, serpents, insects and flowers in its |
| stone able to be polished to a high sheen, in response | | | | design. A transparent enamel, Plique-a-jour, was often |
| and in mourning of the Prince's passing. Lockets, | | | | employed without a metal backing for light dispersion. |
| chains, brooches and cuff bracelets were in vogue in | | | | Scrolling gold work, pearls and cabochon gemstones |
| the 1880's. | | | | were used in very elaborate and romantic period. |