The 19th century Industrial
Revolution helped create a jewelry
platform available to everyone. The middle class people could purchase fine pieces of jewelry. Since imitation stones began flooding the market, working classes could afford to buy a piece of jewelry.
Besides, the growing population and the
publication from media enhanced a rapid growth of demand of luxury goods.
People became very much aware how they dressed
and behaved, in order to
differentiate their identity from the others in the widening social basis.
Portraits from 1840's...
