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Costume jewelry

Scope note

Jewelry for wear with current fashions usually made of inexpensive materials (metals, shells, plastic, wood) often set with imitation or semiprecious stones. W

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000211360

Broader Terms used

<jewelry by quality>

Term used for

jewelry, costume

Created

13yrs ago

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