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Objects designed for the adornment of the body are called jewelry. While modern jewelry is made of gold, silver, or platinum, often with precious or semiprecious stones, it evolved from shells, animal teeth, and other items used as body decoration in prehistoric times. Over the centuries it came to be a sign of social or religious rank, and in Renaissance Italy, jewelry-making reached the status of a fine art. By the 19th century, industrialization brought jewelry within the reach of the middle class. Firms opened by such jewelers as Carl Fabergé and Louis Comfort Tiffany achieved great success by making fine jewelry for the wealthy.
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jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Designer Presley Oldham and Gilded Age costars Ben Ahlers and Louisa Jacobson hang out at the W New York — Union Square during New York Fashion Week, where Oldham debuted his Spring/Summer 2026 fine jewelry collection.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
Vogue’s Favorite Gold Necklaces Featured in this article With an endless array of iterations—from thin, barely-there metallic strands to bolder, statement-making chains that instantly command attention—gold chain necklaces are some of the best gold jewelry pieces to add to your collection.
—Samantha Solomon, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2025
The jeweler debuted his first fine jewelry collection, introducing fine metals to his unique pearl designs.
—Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Jewelry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jewelry. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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