Postcard 2 – Etruscan Stone Statue Of A Young Infant Wearing A Beaded Necklace And Bulla Pendant
2nd Century BC – Stone Statue of a Young Infant wearing a beaded necklace with three pendants.
From Vulci, Italy. Museo di Villa Giulia, Rome.
Postcard 2 from 300 Little Gems Exhibition By Dr Sarah McAleer.
Postcard 1 – Prehistoric Skeleton Of A 5-7 Year Old Girl Wearing Animal Teeth And Snail Shell Jewellery
c.10,000 – 8,000 BC – Jewellery Grave Group consisting of a head wreath, necklace, and pairs of elbow, wrist,
knee and ankle bracelets made from animals’ teeth and snails’ shells. Found on the skeleton of a 5 – 7 Year Old Girl.
From La Madeleine, Dordogne, France.
Postcard 1 from 300 Little Gems Exhibition By Dr Sarah McAleer
300 Little Gems – A Postcard Exhibition Of Children’s Jewellery Throughout The Ages
300 Little Gems is a visual exhibition Of 300 Postcards, that chart the journey of Children’s Jewellery throughout the ages.
By Dr Sarah McAleer.
Friday Flick 3 – 200 AD Fayum Portrait
Friday Flick #3: Today’s flick through my PhD Thesis takes us back over 2000 years and details the Fayum Portrait of a young boy wearing amuletic jewellery.
Friday Flick 2 | Medieval Children’s Rings
Friday Flick #2: Today’s flick through my PhD Thesis is about Medieval lead-tin rings made for children that were found on the banks of the River Thames in London and now at the Museum Of London.
Friday Flick 1 | Coral Rattles And Infant Death
Friday Flick #1: Today’s flick through my PhD Thesis is about Coral Rattles and their historical associations with protecting children from the ‘evil eye’ as well as infant death. Or did they?
The Dream Princess c.1631-2001
Dream Princess c.1631-2001′ – is a manipulation of an old painting, where I took the 17th Century portrait of this baby girl wearing a pearl choker and a coral teething stem and I ‘accessorised’ her with some fabulous plastic gems from the 20th century!
The CD Jewel Case Design For My PhD Thesis
The CD ‘Jewel Case’ design for my PhD Thesis completed at Royal College Of Art (1996-2003).
The Inspiration For This Website’s Colour Palette
Painted in c.1379 – 1451 by the Veronese artist Giovanni Badile – the rich green colours contrasted against the orange of the coral and the golden highlights in this ‘Madonna Of Humility’ painting have influenced the brand palette for this website.
Welcome To The World Of Children’s Jewellery History
Welcome to the magical world of Children’s Jewellery History from prehistoric times to the present day!
Journey with Dr Sarah McAleer as we learn about the materials, meanings and magic of children’s jewellery throughout the ages!