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Arts & Crafts:
A late 19th century artistic movement led by William Morris which advocated a return to
medieval standards of craftsmanship and simplicity of design.
Art Deco -Art Deco was a style popular from the late-1910's until the early 1940s. This style
originated in Paris, France. Art Deco pieces are characterized by geometric lines and angles,
with very few curves. This art movement eventually became bolder and evolved into Art
Moderne
Art Nouveau - a style popular from roughly 1895 until 1920. Art Nouveau pieces are
characterized by curves and naturalistic designs, especially depicting long-haired, sensual
women. Louis Comfort Tiffany made archetypal Art Nouveau pieces.


Bevel - Glass with a slanted edge that has been cut at an angle to achieve a
prismatic effect.  Common in mirrors, art glass, and chandeliers.








Coca-Cola
Chromolithograph
c1890


Chromolithograph -  A color lithograph in which each of many colors
is printed by a separate stone. Chromolithographs usually make use of
many (dozens) of lithographic stones, each  prints one color. Properly
registering so many stones, so that they are precisely aligned is
extremely difficult and time consuming. The techique itself was
considered an art.
   
Daguerreotype - A type of photograph, but, unlike modern photographs,
it has no negative. Instead, it is an image exposed directly onto a
mirror-polished surface of silver and housed in a case. The
daguerreotype photographic process was one of the first to permanently
record and affix an image without immediate fading, and became the first
commercially used photographic process. Most Daguerrotype
Photographs date from 1839-1864
Depression Glass - This mass-produced glassware was of relatively poor quality, yet it came in beautiful colors and
patterns to suit every taste.
Made from the mid-20's into the '40s, the glassware was popular and affordable. The dime store, where the thrifty
homemaker could find everything from toiletries to household goods, proved to be a common source for this inexpensive
purchase. Depression glass also made its way into American homes through the issuance of premiums. Sellers or
manufacturers would offer a free gift with the purchase of a certain dollar amount of goods or a specific product. Some
popular makers of this glass were Duncan.Fenton, Jeanette,Federal and Hocking.

Ephemera - This term is from the Greek word meaning "that which lasts but for a day" It
refers to printed items that were produced with the intent of conveying some content of topical
importance. When they became "old news" they were expected to be discarded or recycled.
This highly collectible class of items includes newspapers, magazines, broadsides (early
posters), greeting cards,postcards, handbills, circulars, and so on including even cigar
wrappers and fruit crate labels.
Embossed
Postcard
Postdated
1908
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Gemstone - A gemstone (also called a precious stone) is a mineral that is valuable, rare and
often beautiful. A few organic materials, like amber, coral and pearls are also considered
gemstones.
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Gold - Gold is a precious metal that is very soft when pure (24 Kt.). It is the most malleable
(easily hammered) and ductile (able to be made into wire) metal. Gold is alloyed (mixed with
other metals, usually silver and copper) to make it less expensive and harder. The purity of
gold jewelry is measured in karats. Some countries hallmark gold with a three-digit number
that indicates the parts per thousand of gold. In this system, "750" means 750/1000 gold
(equal to 18K); "500" means 500/1000 gold (equal to 12K). Alloyed gold comes in many
colors such as yellow,white,rose,green.
Antique Victorian
c1880
14 K Yellow & Rose
Gold
2K Natural Ruby
Gemstone
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