The Tiffany Diamond Feather

[@lourias]

If history in high school was taught with fewer mentions to wars and its heros, and taught from a perspective more like your, then more people would appreciate history!

[@melvillehayes6305]

Tiffany made one more peacock feather with yellow center in about 2000. It appeared in a Blue book. They at the same time with diferent colored stones made two more. While attending a Breakfast at Tiffany event in Ny, mother and I encountered the peacok feather with the yellow center. It was a brilliant piece with extrememly beautiful white diamonds beautifully set. The yellow center was actually an extremely fine yellow saphire with a hint of green so it lookeed exactly like an extremely fine yellow diamond. You will find it fascinating that this piece Tiffany had made in Paris where the finest diamond setters are found. The Director of Design at that time was John Loring. I immediately bought the peacock feather for my mother as a life time achievement award from me to her. Never have I seen a more beautiful jewel. At the time mother and I attendied a lot of dressy events and mother wore it . John told me it was his idea to make just one more like the one from the 1876 Worlds Fair, and he told me how he sold the design commitee to pursue the project. Feel free to contact me if you want know more.

[@guichiiNG]

I love your lectures! Glad you're back.:)

[@havefun326]

This channel is the main source for good design History

[@MarkMitchellYT]

Gosh 3/4 of the way through and we’re already side tracking into eugenics. Love the unexpected narrative of this lecture!

[@lemony4870]

The Boucheron feather turned up here in the UK recently on the TV show 'Antiques Roadshow' as a brooch valued at £25,000. They also showed an original example of it in the form of the question mark necklace, a mere £500,000 in value! Thank you for yet another fab video.

[@andybamford3987]

Excelllent and interesting as always. Love the side tracking with the moral stories. Andy, Loughborough, england

[@jamesboekbinder3967]

What a fantastically productive lockdown you've had - many thanks for this 'history through the lens of an object'. As always, rich and enlightening and thought-provoking. Am increasingly curious how you manage to make such good use of online sources.

[@itsdavidsantana]

Unbelievable story!! Thank you for diving into the research to tell such a unique piece of history that would’ve perhaps been overlooked otherwise.

[@tial2898]

Looking forward to your graphic/jewellery/ fashion history class

[@OliverPickard]

Thank you for all your hard work

[@soniashapiro4827]

wonderful! thank-you

[@abrahamrm5356]

good that you are back !!! I started watching without too much interest, because jewelry. However I knew you would make something good of it :). And what a pearl I got when you started telling the story of Stanford. Wow. An eugenecist hijacking the university at its inception. I need to research more about that. Thanks for your lectures

[@gerryb10291]

thank you .......... I enjoyed listening to you a real lot ..........

[@vicosilme]

This is amazing, so much information, so perfectly explained (plus jokes) You won a subscriber. I'll go around and fill my lecture starving heart out. Love from Argentina!

[@csours]

That was like watching a movie!

[@andu4384]

😍loved it

[@joshuaskirtich]

Incredible story. Glad to see you back

[@jonathanribee8098]

Thank you once again for your erudite distraction from the prison cell of pandemica.

[@historybuff1812]

Sounds like the French Blue diamond is the historical basis for the fictional Coeur de la Mer (Heart of the Ocean) diamond in Titanic. Cut for a French king, rare blue color, lost during the French Revolution, etc.

[@konradnsa]

Subscribed ! 👍

[@StrawB0ss]

How does this have less than 2k views??!

[@theghostofjosephinebaker1079]

Periodt🙅🏾‍♂️

[@ThatsAllFolkss]

🥳 MATTY 🕊

[@mrmoon...]

Do you have an Instagram account?

[@HistoryofID]

I do! I wonder why I never thought to add it to my "about" section; thanks for pointing that out! Instagram user name = Pasigraphy

[@redneckster6639]

Social marxism snobbery in its purest form! Thank you for your service, sir!

[@sculptastic]

I noticed you keep mentioning 3D printing, maybe because your students talk about it. Its def not new, was invented in the early 1980s, and g-code dates to the 1950s. It has become more affordable so that people can buy desktop versions- but doesnt that happen with all electronics? Anyway, it is a misconception to think it is new

[@sculptastic]

there was also a guy named Benjamin Cheverton who basically invented a 3D printer in 1828, minus the electroics and cad-drawing aspect. But the results are extremely good and precise, I've seen some examples in museums and you can also find pictures online

[@candybox5360]

How this wacky feather turned into the Affaire of the Poisoning is amazing. I am so into your channel. Your intelligence is Soooo attractive. You single?💋

[@nordfaen]

Thank YOU very much 😁