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Both men and women enjoyed wearing fyne neck-chains made of pearls, enameled pieces, gemstones or crystal beads that were linked together forming a repeating pattern.
Jewelry was often set with precious and/or semi-precious cabochon stones or those made with simple table-cuts
(a cabochon with the top cut off, creating a flat surface). The brilliant cut(s) of today were virtually unknown during the 15th, 16th and 17th Centuries.
Gems or stones used in jewelry included the diamond, ruby, and emerald. For beads and cameos, they used turquoise (called "Turkey stone"), carnelian, jasper, onyx, bloodstone, moss agate, chalcedony, chrysoprase and sardonyx. Both freshwater and sea pearls were used alone or in conjunction with these gems and stones.
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