Adorned Histories

Adorned Histories: Study, Connect, Trade and Adorn!

Welcome to Adorned Histories!

This space is for those with a passion for personal adornment, culture & history. We celebrate humanity and human expression.

This site is committed to preserving the stories attached to personal and cultural adornment, recognising items of adornment as vessels of history, creativity and identity.

To study material culture and adornment - head to the Community & Essays.

To trade and adorn - head to The Virtual Souk or our Marketplace (coming soon).

To access the Ethnic Jewels archives - go to our Gallery where you’ll find a giant digital archive of images.

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We look forward to learning together.

Please communicate with one another respectfully.

Love,
Amber x

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Shosunshine replied to Shosunshine's discussion Armenian Silver Star Brooch

"Thank you Amber for the detailed information. Mardin could very well be as our family's ancestral origins are very close, in Urfa. I have a couple of other examples of silver filigree brooches like this, however, they are round. The star shape is…"

Amber Corbett replied to Shosunshine's discussion Armenian Silver Star Brooch

"It's so beautiful! Thank you for sharing. This type of Filigree work is another example of silversmithing that travelled far in line with trends during the 20th Century. Archeological finds suggest that this type of Filigree work (using super fine…"