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Objects designed for the adornment of the body are called jewelry. While modern jewelry is made of gold, silver, or platinum, often with precious or semiprecious stones, it evolved from shells, animal teeth, and other items used as body decoration in prehistoric times. Over the centuries it came to be a sign of social or religious rank, and in Renaissance Italy, jewelry-making reached the status of a fine art. By the 19th century, industrialization brought jewelry within the reach of the middle class. Firms opened by such jewelers as Carl Fabergé and Louis Comfort Tiffany achieved great success by making fine jewelry for the wealthy.
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Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 14 Apr. 2025
In the vehicle, authorities found $14,000 in $100 bills, more than $14,000 worth of jewelry and a .357 Magnum revolver purchased by Mayer.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
David and Marketa launched the jewelry brand Maya David in 2024 after their home was burglarized and many of their most sentimental accessories were stolen.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
The baseline value of gold jewelry is tied to its precious metal content, according to Schmidt.
—Jessica Dickler,greg Iacurci, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Jewelry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jewelry. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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