Picture No | 10423096 |
Date | 1924 |
Description | Tutankhamen influenced jewellery, 1920s |
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Egyptian trinkets from 1500 to 3000 years old adapted as modern jewellery: brooches, pendants, earrings and hat pins set wtih real antiques and a tutankhamen replica. All by Cartier. The discover of Tutankhamen's tomb in 1922 by Howard Carter triggered a craze for Egyptian inspired fashion and jewellery.
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Source | Photograph in The Illustrated London News, 26 January 1924, p.143 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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