Product Information
The lively variety of popular jewelry made in the 1940s and 1950s could fill a book, and here it is.Thousands of examples of costume and semi-precious jewelry from this era pack these pages in full-color photographs and identifying text. Wonderful advertisements of the period that feature the jewelry add a graphic sense of the clothing styles with which the jewelry was originally worn. Today, this jewelry is collected everywhere. The early designers of the jewelry are being recognized for their originality with new materials.The book organizes this popular jewelry by the materials with which it is made, from rhinestones to pearls, plastics and various metals. With this as a reference, the jewelry can be identified and price ranges can be determined.Product Identifiers
PublisherSchiffer Publishing, The Limited
ISBN-100887405606
ISBN-139780887405600
eBay Product ID (ePID)228382
Product Key Features
LanguageEnglish
TopicJewelry, Design, Antiques & Collectibles
AuthorRoseann Ettinger
IllustratorYes
Dimensions
Item Length11in
Item Width8.5in
Additional Product Features
Publication Year1997
FormatTrade Paperback
Book TitleForties and Fifties Popular Jewelry
Lccn93-087059
Number of Volumes1 Vol.
Target AudienceTrade