Damascene
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inlaying metals with other metals to form intricate decorations in jewelry.
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Dead Stone
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foil-backed rhinestone that has lost it's original brilliance, typically from damage
to the foil by water or age
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Demi Parure
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two or more pieces of a set of jewelry (for example earrings and bracelet or pin
and necklace)
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Diamante
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rhinestone
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Dichroic glass
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Dichroic glass fuses metal to glassmmaking a surface sheen that changes
bewteen two colors when viewed at different angles. Originally developed by
NASA.
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Dog Collar
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type of necklace fit snuggly around a neck. Usually broad with rows of beads,
or wide leather, for example. Also called a "broad choker."
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Dress Clip
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type of brooch with hinged fastener; used instead of a pinned brooch so as not
to pierce fabric
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Duette
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a brooch that can be taken apart and worn as two separate pins or can be
clipped together to form a single brooch
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Edwardian
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1901-1910 was the reign of King Edward VII of England. Delicate, elegant
style with pearls and diamonds.
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Electroplate
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process of coating one metal with another using electricity. Generally
inexpensive metals are plated with more expensive metals.
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Emboss
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surface decoration in which the design is raised slightly
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Enamel
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essentially vitrified pigments deposited in layers at temperature to leave
colored glass in fields on rings or jewelry. Slow laborious process producing a
lustrous intense color, but easily cracked or damaged.
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Engraving
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type of decoration where a design is etched into a surface
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En tremblant
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in English called "a trembler". A piece of jewelry that has a tiny spring so it
wiggles or trembles when the wearer moves
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Eternity Ring
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a ring set with a full circle of stones symbolizing the never ending circle that is
eternity.
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Faux
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false or imitation
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Figural
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a piece of jewelry that was made into a likeness of animals or humans
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Filigree
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delicate and intricate metal decoration usually gold or silver or fine twisted wire
into lacy patterns
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Fob
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a decorative ornament suspended by chain, like a watch fob which is used on
one end of a chain to quickly pull the watch from the pocket.
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Foil back
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reflective coating of metal or foil on the underside of a rhinestone to make it
reflect more light and heighten the stone's color
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French jet
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very black glass made to imitate real jet
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Freshwater pearls
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an irregular pearl of various colors produced by fresh water mollusks such as
mussels and clams, popular in Roman jewelry for its irregular shape and
relative availability. Less valuable than oyster pearls.
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Fruit salad
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costume jewelry that is set with colorful, molded stones of glass or plastic.
Many times used when a variety of different types of stones are used in one
piece (i.e., imitation pearls with rhinestones and molded thermoset)
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Fur clip
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a large brooch with spring type clasp used to hold a fur or mink stole in place
when worn
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Garnet
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any of a group of semi-precious silicate stones that range in color from red to
green (garnets occur in all colors but blue). Garnet has a hardness of 6-8 and
specific gravity of 3.5 - 4.3.
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Gem
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a stone that has been cut and polished for use in jewelry and fulfills the
requirements of beauty, durability and rarity.
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GIA
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Gemological Institute of America
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Gold
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the most malleable of all metals, yellow in its natural state though alloyed into
various other colors.
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Gold Filled
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thin layer of real gold on top (and usually bottom) of base metal.
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Gold Plated
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thin later of gold on surface, usually done by electroplating.
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Graduated
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term to describe beads or pearls on a necklace that go from a small size in the
back of the neck and gradually increase in size to a maximum in the front of the
necklace.
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Green gold
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an alloy made of gold mixed with silver, zinc and copper. Used in Black Hills
Gold jewelry.
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Guilloche
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a type of enameling in which translucent enamel (fused glass) is applied over a
metal surface that has been engraved. Usually a geometric design is
employed under the enamel.
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Gutta-Percha
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a hard rubber used in jewelry making and for statues that was discovered in
the 1840s and made from the Malayan tree sap.
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