Ornament Of Jewellery

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VA Search the Collections. Bodice Ornament, 1700, Spain. In the 1600-1900 century people were finding luxury, fancy and fashionable objects, materials and style to change the level of social status in the whole world. It was a time where silver and gold was very famous material to do many objects made from it such as: jewellery, decorations, plates, bowls, knifes, tea spoons, spoons, vases, frames for paintings etc. The time when people wanted to be on higher social status they bought silver objects to show their fashionable, style and prove to other people how rich they are. My object was found in Spain in 1700 made by unknown Artist. Bodice ornament was jewellery neckless made from gold and diamonds. This gold ornament of acanthus leaves …show more content…

Yet the original, wider, sense still applies as evinced by the range of luxury goods carried by. For example, Asprey’s, the Bond Street jeweller founded in 1781. In a historical sense, jewellery may be understood as in index to forms of pleasure; it also serves as agency in the construction of identity and therefore also in the articulation of power. In short jewellery as a phenomenon in cultural history links the economic with fascination and desire. Further this is registered in ways that may be accessed through practices of representation. This piece of gold and diamonds had special design and it was also expensive but this is an example where Ladies were wearing it. They liked to be respected by others, wanted to be unique and admire. Their style, big fancy dresses and hair showed how important look and social status is, also the house design and family proved about their prosperity. The jewellery made from famous silver or gold is the main object to highlight the status, style, fashion and class. Also the fashion in the 1600-1900 was very important that time when social status, culture was the main thing to represent everyone. ‘’The symbolic function of clothes seems to be

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