The document discusses different types of jewellery. It defines jewellery as small decorative items worn for personal adornment such as rings, necklaces, and bracelets. Jewellery can be made from gemstones, precious metals, beads, and shells. There are four main types of jewellery: fine jewellery which is made of solid gold and genuine stones; semi-fine jewellery which uses gold plating and genuine stones; bridge jewellery which features semi-precious gemstones; and costume jewellery which is mass produced from inexpensive materials like rhinestones and base metals.

1. JEWELLERY
AND ITS TYPES
By
S.Nagasundari, asst prof,
Bon secours college for
women

2. Jewellery
• Jewellery consists of small decorative items worn for
personal adornment,suchas brooches, rings, necklaces, earrings, pendants, b
racelets, and cufflinks.
• Jewellery may be attached to the body or the clothes.
• Jewellery may be made from a wide range of materials.
• Gemstones and similar materials such as amber and coral, precious
metals, beads, and shells have been widely used, and enamel has often been
important.
• In most cultures jewellery can be understood as a status symbol, for its
material properties, its patterns, or for meaningful symbols.

4. Types of jewellery
• There are main four types of jewellery , they are as follows
• Fine jewellery
• Semi-fine jewellery
• Bridge jewellery
• Costume jewellery

5. Fine jewellery
• Fine jewelry is typically reserved for special occasions: engagements,
graduations, birthdays, etc.
• But it's also a great option for girls who like to wear their jewelry 24/7
and don't want to worry about taking their jewels off when they
sleep, shower or workout.
• Fine jewelry is always solid gold and the stones are genuine, it will
never tarnish and can be worn day in and day out

7. Semi-fine jewellery
• Semi-fine jewelry is typically characterized as being gold plated, gold
vermeil (a thicker gold plating) or gold fill jewelry.
• This category of jewels is often made with genuine stones such as
aquamarine, opals, morganite, etc.
• It's important that semi-fine or gold plated jewelry not be worn in the
shower, pool, to sleep or when working out

9. Bridge jewellery
• Bridge jewellery acts as a bridge between fine and costume jewellery.
• Bridge jewelry uses semi-precious gemstones such as amethyst,
freshwater pearls, onyx, garnets, tigers eye, flourite, etc..
• Because it uses semi-precious gemstones and pearls, bridge jewelry
looks much more expensive than it actually is.
• It is also a great value, giving you much more “bang for your buck”
than costume jewelry, at only a slightly higher price.

11. Costume jewellery
• Costume jewelry is usually mass produced using inexpensive
components such as base metal, rhinestones or paste beads, and
plastic shaped and dyed to simulate gemstones.
• It is also called as fashion jewellery.
• Fashion jewelry is typically made with non-precious stones and
metals such as brass, bronze and copper. These are rings, necklaces,
earrings and bracelets made with Swarovski crystals, beads, leather or
acrylic materials.

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