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the curators of the exhibition “and reappropriates herself of the highly charming role held over the last centuries, from Cleopatra to Elisabetta Gonzaga”. Bianca Cappello, also curator of the exhibition, adds: “From prehistory to our day, the glass jewel has been able to move in step with the language, genius and aesthetics of society always succeeding in expressing and showing its characteristics”. “The glass in the jewel is ‘fragile and unbreakable’ at the same time, it is a material that tells of the high level attainable with craftsmanship and which, over the last two centuries, has become the protagonist in jewels of the Fashion System, as well as in the Researched
Top: necklace-bracelet in the shape of a snake, with crochet woven glass beads, Italy/Czech Republic, 1920s - 1930s; at the centre of the necklace: stamped gold-plated metal brooch and glass crystals. Casalmaggiore (CR), 1930s. Above: necklaces and bracelets, in coloured glass beads plated in silver, brass. Venice, mid -19th century.
and Design Jewel”.
In alto: collana-bracciale a forma di serpente, con conterie intessute a crochet, Italia/Repubblica Ceca, anni ’20 -’30 del XX secolo; al centro della collana: spilla in metallo dorato stampato e cristalli di vetro. Casalmaggiore (CR), anni ‘30 del XX secolo. Sopra: collane e bracciali, in perle di vetro colorato incamiciato in argento, ottone. Venezia, metà del XIX secolo.
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