The Symbol Of Status And Wealth -Jewelry
2010-04-29 at 02:39 am adminThe jewelry word is derived from the Latin word jocale, means plaything. But it is the oldest form of body ornamentation. In ancient times, jewelry has been used for bone, teeth, animals, shells, wood, stone carving, etc., made a special room for each part of the body. In addition to functional use, jewelry was a symbol of wealth, status and composition. It was moving at a wedding dowry, to keep large amounts of wealth, or just for artistic display.
With the growing influx of designer jewelry or art, love the people, not only to raise it, but don `t mind spending lavishly on the t. Such designs are in coins, jewelry, precious stones, etc., and are set in precious metals like gold, silver, platinum or gold white. Today, most gold is followed by an alloy of gold, indicating its purity in karat by displaying a series of K.
10K Gold Jewelry American, 41.7% gold. the higher purity is 22K, which is 91.6% pure and 24K which is 99.9% pure and these levels in Asia, the Middle East and Africa used. For silver jewelry, sterling silver or 92.5% fine silver is used. In addition, cheap jewelry is also available.These parts are made of glass, semiprecious stones, wood, shell, bone, ivory, polymer clay beads, etc., glass, precious stones, metals, clay and wood, are also making bracelets,necklaces, earrings and rings.
Among the precious stones, diamonds are the best friends of women. There are other gems like amethyst, ruby, emerald, etc. These gemstones are set in gold, silver and platinum with different techniques for different finishes such as polished or matte. Brushed finishing gives jewelry a soft look, while hammered finishing gives a wavy pattern.
Jewelry Set different meanings for different cultures. Like Rome, people with certain ranks were allowed to wear rings. In the other case, within 19 and 20 century, the port of earrings by men was considered a sissy. Following culture in recent years, body piercing, and wearing rings, it is a symbol of courage, while other cultures are cons. Wearing jewelry has had a religious significance too. According to Hinduism, married women should pearl necklace with gold and black to wear while Islam has to wear the gold of men.
The history of jewelry for thousands of years. The first signs of jewelry were found, 40,000 years in Cro-Magnon, which dates from the Middle East and migrated to Europe. They used to make jewelry with bones, teeth, stone jewelry etc. hanging copper traces back 7,000 years. In the ancient Egyptian jewelry is 3000 – 5000 years. They preferred gold to other materials used instead of glass and colored gemstones. Then, the signs of jewelry in other places such as Mesopotamia, Greece, Italy, India and China and around the find.
The trend of modern jewelry started in the 1940s to the end of the Second World War. George Jensen and other designers to promote the idea of portable jewelry made of various materials such as precious metal clay, plastic, semi-precious stones and staining techniques. Artisans also played an important role in setting trends in jewelry. Now, the jewelry designs must meet a source of money and passion of art.
Recent studies of the U.S. market holds the largest place with a market share of 30.8%, Japan, India and China and the Middle East, each with 8-9% and finally Italy with 5%. It is also foreseeable that there will be dramatic changes in the statistics of the market share by the year 2015, India and China in the first position.