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Whitby Jet

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Whitby Jet

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Jet, a hard, black, shiny gen, closely related to coal, has been fashioned into jewellery and trinkets for generations, but during the Victorian period, when the ritual surrounding death and the long mourning of Queen Victoria made black fashionable, jet became hugely popular. Although jet is found elsewhere in the world, it is the jet from Whitby that excites collectors and even jet jewellery manufactured elsewhere is often called Whitby Jet. This book traces the history of jet and the Whitby jet industry. Different types and styles of jet jewellery are examined, and the work of some of the best-known Whitby craftsmen is pictured.
Release date NZ
May 10th, 2009
Author
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Illustrations
Illustrations (some col.)
Imprint
Shire Publications
Pages
56
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Dimensions
149x210x5
ISBN-13
9780747807315
Product ID
2758008

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