Jewellery

Jewellery or jewelry (American English; see spelling differences) consists of decorative items worn for personal adornment, such as brooches, rings, necklaces, earrings, pendants, bracelets, and cufflinks. Jewellery may be attached to the body or the clothes. From a western perspective, the term is restricted to durable ornaments, excluding flowers for example. For many centuries metal such as gold used in different carats from 21, 18, 12, 9 or even lower, often combined with gemstones, has been the normal material for jewellery, but other materials such as shells and other plant materials may be used. It is one of the oldest …

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The National Archives · 1 January 1982 French

A file containing documents relating to the status of Berlin. Subjects covered in the file include the questioning of the status of the city at the United Nations Commission on …

purpose of prosecuting them for alleged theft of jewellery in Switzerland. The 4th Criminal Division of the


The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English

A file of correspondence and reports concerning the activities of the British-Yugoslav Society. The documents include a copy of the society's annual report for 1981–1982; a statement of finances; a …

home of Branch Chairman Col. Embroidery and Jewellery of Bosnia- Claud Moir, attended by 35 members


The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English

A file containing documents concerning corruption in the Soviet Union. Subjects covered in the file include allegations of corruption and cover-ups in the Soviet Committee for State Security (K.G.B.) and …

Martin Martirosyan had amassed a vast fortune in jewellery and antiques which he intended to smuggle abroad luggage contained objects d'art by Faberge, gold jewellery hidden in the frame of an ikon and 231 diamonds in Los Angeles, where he ran a shop selling jewellery, precious stones and tsarist treasures. In all Erevan University in 1953 and started work in a jewellery factory. For 10 years he held a senior post there of nearly 1,^25,000 roubles; a theft from a jewellery shop; the theft of 31 kilos of gold; an attack


The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English

wide selection H of tools and some rather fine jewellery. H (b) Film Week I The British Film Week


The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English

above all textiles, footwear, plass anl costume jewellery adapt themselves-to the situation at foreign


The National Archives · 1 January 1981 English

A file of correspondence and reports concerning cultural relations between Hungary and the United Kingdom. The documents cover Anglo-Hungarian negotiations leading to a programme of cultural, educational, and scientific exchanges …

Interior resign: Ceramics: Glassware: Grapnics: Jewellery/Metalwork. The Textile Department is the largest time there seeing the furniture, costumes and jewellery ana of special interest and significance for me


The National Archives · 1 January 1981 English

Hurr^rian^onsumer. borne visitors were also b r i ^ n g ¿jewellery, s S - s books, clothes etc to sell on the Hungarian


The National Archives · 1 January 1981 English

into account recommendations of workers". 1 1 Jewellery, furs. carpets, leather goods, high quality I items thought to I be affected, notably petrol, jewellery and vodka. Scenes in Moscow on 14 September board changes0 Militia guards were posted on jewellery shops in the Arbat (a busy shopping street in


The National Archives · 1 January 1980 English

wares including carpets, slippers and filigree jewellery. Skopje is twinned with the city of Bradford


The National Archives · 1 January 1980 English

endangering the I health.The inmates produce costume jewellery under high heat of | glass furnaces , in the


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