Earrings were one of the most popular types of jewelry in the 16th and 17th centuries. To make them craftsmen used a variety of materials, as well as natural and artificial inlays. Earrings made women look especially stately and noble.
Earrings were part of women’s clothing, they made the whole outfit look elegant and splendid. Artisans chose bright precious stones: emeralds, sapphires, and dark red rubies. The elegance of women’s and men’s costumes in the 17th century was well combined with the patterned decoration of the chambers.
Earrings with one pendant were called one-piece earrings, with two and three pendants — two-piece and three-piece earrings. They could be decorated with smoky quartz, pearls, corals, precious and semi-precious stones, as well as metal beads.
The jewelry making technique and the set of materials depended on the region and the client’s budget. In the 17th century, there was a fashion for long earlobes, which determined the massiveness of many products. The girl’s ears were pierced early enough, and small hoop earrings were inserted. Only when she entered the time of her youth did she start wearing massive and expensive jewelry.
Earrings made of gold and silver with precious stones have been passed down from generation to generation. Sometimes the photographs that were made in the late 19th century feature one-piece earrings typical of the 17th century. Earrings did not remain unchanged in shape: time passed, styles and taste preferences changed. One-piece, two-piece and three-piece earrings were replaced by earrings in the shape of boats and birds.
In the 18th century, earrings in the form of a bunch of grapes made of pearls came into fashion, as well as bow-shaped earrings, for which Tula artisans became famous. To decorate their products, they used faceted metal balls, which, under certain lighting, looked like diamonds.
One-piece earrings from the collection of the Museum “The Smolensk Fortress” were created by a jeweler from silver, and carnelian, a type of quartz, was used as a central element. It is known that one of the rings of Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin was decorated with this stone.
Earrings were part of women’s clothing, they made the whole outfit look elegant and splendid. Artisans chose bright precious stones: emeralds, sapphires, and dark red rubies. The elegance of women’s and men’s costumes in the 17th century was well combined with the patterned decoration of the chambers.
Earrings with one pendant were called one-piece earrings, with two and three pendants — two-piece and three-piece earrings. They could be decorated with smoky quartz, pearls, corals, precious and semi-precious stones, as well as metal beads.
The jewelry making technique and the set of materials depended on the region and the client’s budget. In the 17th century, there was a fashion for long earlobes, which determined the massiveness of many products. The girl’s ears were pierced early enough, and small hoop earrings were inserted. Only when she entered the time of her youth did she start wearing massive and expensive jewelry.
Earrings made of gold and silver with precious stones have been passed down from generation to generation. Sometimes the photographs that were made in the late 19th century feature one-piece earrings typical of the 17th century. Earrings did not remain unchanged in shape: time passed, styles and taste preferences changed. One-piece, two-piece and three-piece earrings were replaced by earrings in the shape of boats and birds.
In the 18th century, earrings in the form of a bunch of grapes made of pearls came into fashion, as well as bow-shaped earrings, for which Tula artisans became famous. To decorate their products, they used faceted metal balls, which, under certain lighting, looked like diamonds.
One-piece earrings from the collection of the Museum “The Smolensk Fortress” were created by a jeweler from silver, and carnelian, a type of quartz, was used as a central element. It is known that one of the rings of Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin was decorated with this stone.
