Jewellery

by H. Clifford Smith

eBook Description :

Publisher: G. P. Putnam’s Sons 1908
ISBN/ASIN: B007IP9OJS
Number of pages: 411

eBook Description:
Jewellery may be defined as comprising various objects adapted to personal ornament, precious in themselves or rendered precious by their workmanship. The jewel worn as a personal ornament may be merely decorative, such as the aigrette or the pendant, or it may be useful as well as ornamental, such as the brooch or the girdle.