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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 611025, member: 2844&quot;]Thanks Dawnno, for your comments and research.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Glass imitations of (semi)precious stones have been made for a couple of centuries, and became very popular when the middle classes could afford more jewellery, just not precious stones. So it wasn&#039;t the scarcity, but the cost for people who had money to spend, but not as much money as rich merchants and the nobility. This gave rise to the development of many new techniques and materials, especially in the 18th century.</p><p>You&#039;re absolutely right, getting colours right was one of the challenges in developing precious stone imitations. I am sure much thought also went into researching which shapes worked best together for a necklace like this one.</p><p><br /></p><p>Loved the &#039;colossal&#039; site, amazing art.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie56" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie49" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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