Glossary
Jewelry, like any subject, has its own terminology. This section contains a glossary of terms you may come across when researching platinum jewelry. Simply click on a letter to start your search.
Janety, Marc Etienne:
The royal jeweler of King Louis XVI, Janety was commissioned to create several platinum pieces for the French monarch. The only piece known to remain is a glass-lined platinum sugar bowl dated 1786 which now finds its home in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Janety fled Paris during the French revolution only to be recalled in 1795 to fashion from platinum the standard lengths and weights for the newly established metric system.