Show Notes
For this month's Deep Dive, we are going to take a look at some historical jewelry scandals, from the frustrating to the awe-inspiring. In this episode, we cover the only time the British Royal Jewels were stolen, the whereabouts of the missing French Blue diamond, and the Great Diamond Hoax of 1872!
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We've done it! We've made it through all four episodes about women jewelers of the Arts and Crafts movement! In this final episode, we discuss May Morris, Dorrie Nossiter, Sibyl Dunlop, and Ella Naper, 4 incredible women who crafted beautiful and distinctive jewelry. For more information on Dorrie Nossiter, check out www.dorrienossiter.co.uk
Though jewelry is often thought of as something worn mostly by women in the modern world, there are shockingly few women jewelers recorded throughout history. For the next two months, we will be exploring some of the most influential, talented, and creative women who worked within this fairly male-dominated field. This month (and next!), we are focusing on the Arts and Crafts movement. This episode is exploring the lives and work of Jessie Marion King, Mary Thew and Rhoda Wager.
Though jewelry is often thought of as something worn mostly by women in the modern world, there are shockingly few women jewelers recorded throughout history. For the next two months, we will be exploring some of the most influential, talented, and creative women who worked within this fairly male-dominated field.This month (and next!), we are focusing on the Arts and Crafts movement. This episode is exploring the lives and work of Eda Lord Dixon and Georgie Gaskin.
Though jewelry is often thought of as something worn mostly by women in the modern world, there are shockingly few women jewelers recorded throughout history. For the next two months, we will be exploring some of the most influential, talented, and creative women who worked within this fairly male-dominated field.This month, we are focusing on the Arts and Crafts movement, starting with an episode exploring the lives and work of Marie Zimmermann, Florence Koehler, and Charlotte Newman aka Mrs. Philip Newman.
We are continuing to ooh, aaah, and bitch over the stolen French Crown Jewels with a look at the Hope Diamond/French Blue Diamond, the Grand Sapphire, and the Côte de Bretagne spinel.