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Melise ☆ Brooklyn goldsmith with a focus on ancient history!
Ancient History Jewelry Stories - The Resplendent, Glittering Cut Steel Tiara
It's Tiara Tuesday, and it's time to talk about a glittering tiara made out of some rather unexpected materials- gold and polished steel!
Now belonging to (and being heavily worn by) the Swedish royal family, it was originally made for the once-stepdaughter, later sister in law of Napoleon Bonaparte, Josephine's daughter, Hortense de Beauharnais. Cut steel jewelry had already been in production for about a century when this piece was made, in 1810, but it became increasingly popular towards the end of the 18th century, with sumptuary laws limiting who could wear gold and diamonds.
This absolutely magical crown is made in the shape of oak leaves and sprigs with teeny acorns, all fashioned o...
Now belonging to (and being heavily worn by) the Swedish royal family, it was originally made for the once-stepdaughter, later sister in law of Napoleon Bonaparte, Josephine's daughter, Hortense de Beauharnais. Cut steel jewelry had already been in production for about a century when this piece was made, in 1810, but it became increasingly popular towards the end of the 18th century, with sumptuary laws limiting who could wear gold and diamonds.
This absolutely magical crown is made in the shape of oak leaves and sprigs with teeny acorns, all fashioned o...
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Ancient History Jewelry Stories - The Ancient Athlete With The Gold Crown (And Fantastic Teeth)
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It's time for our first Morbid Monday, and we are diving in headfirst with an ancient skull (no pun intended). This macabre and beautiful find is a rare example of a gold laurel wreath actually being worn, even if the wearer is deceased. Thought to be an athlete, and the wreath an award for an athletic victory, it is a somber but intriguing piece of history. Dating to the 1st century CE, based ...
Ancient History Jewelry Stories - The Solid Sapphire Ring That Probably (Didn't) Belong To Caligula
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I somehow didn't mention this was a single sapphire until the very end of the video! I've been hanging onto this one for sapphire month for the better part of a year- every once in a while, it makes the rounds online again as supposedly having belonged to Caligula, but it's almost certain that it didn't and that it does not feature a portrait of his fourth wife. There's a bit of debate about wh...
Ancient History Jewelry Stories - The Whimsical And Lovely Holy Crown of Hungary
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Somehow I don't think we've touched on any Byzantine crowns just yet, and the Holy Crown of Hungary is here to change that! Comprised of two parts, made in the 11th and 13th centuries, this crown may be a thousand years old, but it looks like a work of modern art- the sensationally vibrant enamels, the charming faces of the saints, the heart shaped garnet beads! It was used in the coronation of...
Ancient History Jewelry Stories - September Sapphires
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When looking for a painting of someone wearing a specific gemstone, I can be 75% sure I'll find one of Josephine Bonaparte, pictured here in her sapphire parure. It's already the start of September, and we are onto a new birthstone, one that's been hotly anticipated- sapphire! The corundum sibling to July's ruby, sapphire is a stone with a history going back to ancient Rome, and an incredibly r...
Ancient History Jewelry Stories - How Spinel Led To The Creation Of The Science of Gemology
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It's the end of August, and the end of this month's vibrant and spectacular birthstones. We're ending it with the story of how spinel came to be responsible for the creation of the field of gemology! We can thank Jean-Baptiste Louis Romé de l'Isle, a man who singlehandedly discovered the different crystalline structure, as well as chemical makeup, of ruby and spinel, allowing them to be identif...
Ancient History Jewelry Stories - The 1964 Jewel Heist at the Museum of Natural History
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This is the conclusion to this month's Deep Dive series, History's Greatest Jewelry Scandals! The second podcast episode is up (look for Ancient History Jewelry Stories wherever you listen to podcasts), and it includes the story of Marie Antoinette and the affair of the diamond necklace, theories surrounding what happened to the missing Amber Room, and Josephine Bonaparte's stolen "divorce emer...
History’s Greatest Jewelry Scandals, Part 2
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Ancient History Jewelry Stories - The Big Daddy Of All Ancient Greek Funerary Crowns
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For this Tiara Tuesday, I bring you an ancient Greek funerary wreath that is so audacious, so intricate, so exactly the kind of thing I'd want people to find in *my* tomb 🤩 The Kritonios crown, named for the man whose tomb it was found in (and whose name is inscribed on the thing!), this absolutely insane work of art is mostly referred to as a funerary crown, but there's good reason to believe ...
Ancient History Jewelry Stories - The Forbidden Gummy That Is The Côte de Bretagne Spinel
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It's Friday, and I'm bringing back the forbidden gummy Falkor from last month! This gemmy, carved delight was once a major component of the same absolutely insane pendant as the French Blue diamond, as well as another diamond of note, the Bazu diamond, and 3 yellow sapphires. It's thought to have been the most important coming together of significant royal stones, in one piece. It's also just c...
Ancient History Jewelry Stories - The Mystery of the Missing Amber Room
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Continuing on this month's Deep Dive into jewelry scandals, I wanted to make sure I got a chance to cover the Amber Room! While not actually a piece of jewelry, it eventually contained over 6 tons of carved amber, so I think we will let it slide. Mad of amber, backed with gold leaf and mirrors, it was a dazzling room literally encrusted in carved gems. It was also, unfortunately, one of the cas...
Ancient History Jewelry Stories - Margaret of York's Petite Coronet
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It's Tiara Tuesday, and after yesterday's repost of Princess Blanche's wonderful pastel gothic crown, I wanted to talk about this absolutely regal cutie- the Crown, or Coronet of Margaret of York. They just don't make them like this anymore! Made of silver gilt (that's gold plated silver), sapphires, everyone's favorite ruby imposter red spinel, a wealth of pearls, and colorful enamel, it is de...
Ancient History Jewelry Stories - Princess Blanche's Delightful Candy Colored Gothic Crown
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It's not Tiara Tuesday, but I'm bringing back this video from February, about what I think is one of the absolute prettiest crowns ever made! The candy colored Crown of Princess Blanche. I thought it was not only a good fit for this month's birthstones, but also, a good precursor to tomorrow's Tiara Tuesday post- the coronet of Margaret of York! ‐‐ ‐ Princess Blanche's Crown, or- when is a ruby...
Ancient History Jewelry Stories - The Oldest, And The Largest, Peridot Specimens
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I'm back, with some notable examples of peridot! These two ancient Roman intaglio seal stones represent some of the oldest gem quality peridot I could find, despite it having a history predation these pieces by at least 1000 years. The sleeping Medusa is particularly lovely- she looks so at peace, a striking contrast to so many other depictions of her. These would have made handsome rings, like...
Ancient History Jewelry Stories - Deep Dive Wednesday, The Scandal Of The Re-Cut Hope Diamond
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It's Deep Dive Wednesday, and we are continuing this month's look at some of history's greatest jewelry scandals! One of the scandals I discuss in this week's podcast episode is the theft of the French Blue, and the subsequent recutting into the famous Hope diamond. A significant amount of material was cut from the stone during the two recuttings it experienced, leading to theories that there m...
History's Greatest Jewelry Scandals, Part 1
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History's Greatest Jewelry Scandals, Part 1
Ancient History Jewelry Stories - Tiara Tuesday, The Habsburg Peridot Parure
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Ancient History Jewelry Stories - Tiara Tuesday, The Habsburg Peridot Parure
Ancient History Jewelry Stories - The Murky Authenticity Of Renaissance Figural Pendants
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Ancient History Jewelry Stories - The Murky Authenticity Of Renaissance Figural Pendants
Ancient History Jewelry Stories - Peridot, An Emerald Imposter??
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Ancient History Jewelry Stories - Peridot, An Emerald Imposter??
Ancient History Jewelry Stories - A New Deep Dive, History's Greatest Jewelry Scandals!
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Ancient History Jewelry Stories - A New Deep Dive, History's Greatest Jewelry Scandals!
Ancient History Jewelry Stories - Tiara Tuesdays, The Ghostly Frames Of Plundered Royal Crowns
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Ancient History Jewelry Stories - Tiara Tuesdays, The Ghostly Frames Of Plundered Royal Crowns
Ancient History Jewelry Stories - The Last Medici And Her Incredible Collection Of Pearl Jewelry
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Ancient History Jewelry Stories - The Last Medici And Her Incredible Collection Of Pearl Jewelry
Ancient History Jewelry Stories - August's Second Birthstone, Spinel!
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Ancient History Jewelry Stories - August's Second Birthstone, Spinel!
Ancient History Jewelry Stories - Peridot, An Ancient August Birthstone
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Ancient History Jewelry Stories - Peridot, An Ancient August Birthstone
Ancient History Jewelry Stories - Mayan Jade For The End Of Jewelry As Magical Symbol
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Ancient History Jewelry Stories - Mayan Jade For The End Of Jewelry As Magical Symbol
Ancient History Jewelry Stories - Birthstone Stories, The Carmen Lucia Ruby
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Ancient History Jewelry Stories - Birthstone Stories, The Carmen Lucia Ruby
Ancient History Jewelry Stories - Deep Dive Wednesday, Jewelry As Magical Symbol Part 3
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Ancient History Jewelry Stories - Deep Dive Wednesday, Jewelry As Magical Symbol Part 3
Ancient History Jewelry Stories - Deep Dive Wednesdays, Egyptian Amulets
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Ancient History Jewelry Stories - Deep Dive Wednesdays, Egyptian Amulets