Bejewelled: Men and Jewellery in Tudor and Jacobean England
A beautifully illustrated with new and stunning images of rare and precious pieces intended to inspire a sense of curiosity and wonder.
Jewellery is often viewed as a feminine preoccupation, but in Tudor and Jacobean England men wore just as much (if not more) jewellery as their female counterparts.
Jewels themselves were valued not merely for their intrinsic historical contexts in which jewellery in Tudor and Jacobean England was monetary worth, but also for their ability to reflect status and lineage, as well as sustain social bonds and networks of reciprocity.
Bejewelled offers an in- depth discussion of the social and circulated from a male perspective, considering the jewels as valid items of material culture worthy of study and attention, rather than as mere trifles of adornment.
The publication illustrates artefacts from the British Museum?s collection, such as the magnificent Lyte Jewel from the Waddesdon Bequest and the sealing devices of Sir Thomas Smith and Sir Walter Ralegh, as well as lesser-known objects such as the rings of the serjeants-at-law and a group of bronze plaquettes.
By including material that has been discovered in archaeological contexts, along with evidence from inventories and wills as well as portraits showing these jewels being worn, this publication seeks to reposition jewellery, presenting it not merely as a concern of the elite but as something that was owned, worn and valued by a range of men across English society. An essential reading for social and art historians, as well as anyone with an interest in jewellery and historic male dress.
More about the author
Natasha Awais-Dean holds degrees from the University of Cambridge, the Royal College of Art and a doctorate from Queen Mary, University of London. She has curatorial experience from working at three national museums: the British Museum, the V&A and the National Portrait Gallery.
Her research interests include the material culture of early modern Europe, with particular specialism in jewellery and metalwork. Natasha is Features Editor of Jewellery History Today (Society of Jewellery Historians).
- Product Code: CMC0861592098
- Author: Natasha Awais Dean
- Pages: 165
- Format: paperback
- Postage Weight: 0.25 Kg
A beautifully illustrated with new and stunning images of rare and precious pieces intended to inspire a sense of curiosity and wonder.
Jewellery is often viewed as a feminine preoccupation, but in Tudor and Jacobean England men wore just as much (if not more) jewellery as their female counterparts.
Jewels themselves were valued not merely for their intrinsic historical contexts in which jewellery in Tudor and Jacobean England was monetary worth, but also for their ability to reflect status and lineage, as well as sustain social bonds and networks of reciprocity.
Bejewelled offers an in- depth discussion of the social and circulated from a male perspective, considering the jewels as valid items of material culture worthy of study and attention, rather than as mere trifles of adornment.
The publication illustrates artefacts from the British Museum?s collection, such as the magnificent Lyte Jewel from the Waddesdon Bequest and the sealing devices of Sir Thomas Smith and Sir Walter Ralegh, as well as lesser-known objects such as the rings of the serjeants-at-law and a group of bronze plaquettes.
By including material that has been discovered in archaeological contexts, along with evidence from inventories and wills as well as portraits showing these jewels being worn, this publication seeks to reposition jewellery, presenting it not merely as a concern of the elite but as something that was owned, worn and valued by a range of men across English society. An essential reading for social and art historians, as well as anyone with an interest in jewellery and historic male dress.
More about the author
Natasha Awais-Dean holds degrees from the University of Cambridge, the Royal College of Art and a doctorate from Queen Mary, University of London. She has curatorial experience from working at three national museums: the British Museum, the V&A and the National Portrait Gallery.
Her research interests include the material culture of early modern Europe, with particular specialism in jewellery and metalwork. Natasha is Features Editor of Jewellery History Today (Society of Jewellery Historians).
- Product Code: CMC0861592098
- Author: Natasha Awais Dean
- Pages: 165
- Format: paperback
- Postage Weight: 0.25 Kg
