JET & SILVER MEDAL NECKLACE
Antique jet chain with a sterling silver fob medal, hung on a sterling silver chain.
Jet – Jet is the fossilized product of high-pressure decomposition of wood, from a tree species similar to the Chile pine or Monkey Puzzle tree. Most commonly found at Whitby, in England, it is from the early Jurassic age, approximately 182 million years old.
In Roman times, it saw use as a magical material, frequently used in amulets and pendants because of its supposed protective qualities and ability to deflect the gaze of the evil eye. Pliny the Elder suggested that “the kindling of Jet drives off snakes and relieves suffocation of the uterus. Its fumes detect attempts to simulate a disabling illness or a state of virginity”.
Jet as a gemstone was fashionable during the reign of Queen Victoria, during which the Queen wore Whitby Jet as part of her mourning dress while mourning the death of Prince Albert. It was associated with mourning jewellery all through the 19th century, and because of its sombre colour and modest appearance, was also fashioned into rosaries for monks.
Fob Medal -The well-dressed Victorian male followed a strict dress code which included only understated and essential functional jewellery items - a gentleman’s watch chain was one of the last areas of personal expression allowed by a restrained society. The end of the chain with the crossbar was inserted into the buttonhole and the watch was placed into the vest pocket. The fob was invented to make retrieving a pocket watch easier - this piece was usually a medal or crest that would hang over the front of the pocket and was anchored to the watch chain via a short chain or ribbon.
Jet | Silver | Leather
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Antique jet chain with a sterling silver fob medal, hung on a sterling silver chain.
Jet – Jet is the fossilized product of high-pressure decomposition of wood, from a tree species similar to the Chile pine or Monkey Puzzle tree. Most commonly found at Whitby, in England, it is from the early Jurassic age, approximately 182 million years old.
In Roman times, it saw use as a magical material, frequently used in amulets and pendants because of its supposed protective qualities and ability to deflect the gaze of the evil eye. Pliny the Elder suggested that “the kindling of Jet drives off snakes and relieves suffocation of the uterus. Its fumes detect attempts to simulate a disabling illness or a state of virginity”.
Jet as a gemstone was fashionable during the reign of Queen Victoria, during which the Queen wore Whitby Jet as part of her mourning dress while mourning the death of Prince Albert. It was associated with mourning jewellery all through the 19th century, and because of its sombre colour and modest appearance, was also fashioned into rosaries for monks.
Fob Medal -The well-dressed Victorian male followed a strict dress code which included only understated and essential functional jewellery items - a gentleman’s watch chain was one of the last areas of personal expression allowed by a restrained society. The end of the chain with the crossbar was inserted into the buttonhole and the watch was placed into the vest pocket. The fob was invented to make retrieving a pocket watch easier - this piece was usually a medal or crest that would hang over the front of the pocket and was anchored to the watch chain via a short chain or ribbon.
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