15th Century Jewellery, The Tudors

I also focused this post on 15h century England. and what goes perfectly with a beautiful dress, yes, you guessed it, Jewelry. Amazing stones, pearls, diamonds, emeralds, sapphires, gold, bronce, everything you can imagine was used during this Era. Perfectly made into necklaces, tiaras, rings, earrings, even books & pens. These metalsmiths were true artists. Few of the jewels used in the Tudor period have remained. Most of the crown jewels were destroyed by Oliver Cromwell when England became a Commonwealth. However, a few have survived and are now part of the present set of Crown Jewels.

The Tudor Crown, also known as Henry VIII’s Crown, was the imperial and state crown used by the monarchs of England and Great Britain from around the time of Henry VIII up to the English Civil War in 1649. It was described by the art historian Sir Roy Strong as “a masterpiece of early Tudor jeweller’s art”, and its form has been compared to the crown of the Holy Roman Empire.

The artists of the Tudor court are the painters and limners engaged by the monarchs of England’s Tudor dynasty and their courtiers between 1485 and 1603, from the reign of Henry VII to the death of Elizabeth I.
Typically managing a group of assistants and apprentices in a workshop or studio, many of these artists produced works across several disciplines, including portrait miniatures, large-scale panel portraits on wood, illuminated manuscripts, heraldric emblems, and elaborate decorative schemes for masques, tournaments, and other events.

With the success of Season One, the production team had a lot of interest from jewelry suppliers. Anne Boleyn’s pearls for her coronation cost $65,000 and were loaned to the Creative Director. A costume jewelry company called Sorelli whose style is inspired by Elizabethan and antique fashion.
They sent the director six pieces and later on another 200 pieces for the series.The Jewel Anne Boleyn sent to King Henry VIII depicting a woman on a ship in a storm tossed sea signifying that she was willing to brave the tempest with Henry and he was the diamond guiding the ship as her protector.
Although there is no extant picture of this particular jewel, the description of it is recorded and this piece is a reasonable representation of what the historical piece may have looked like. Anne Boleyn’s famous “B” necklace as seen in historical portraits. 
Many of these pieces represent exact replicas of historical jewels, there is much to be refferenced with in museums and the crown jewels archives.

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