<img width="640" height="485" src="http://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/OTD_Castellani-700x530.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Three jewelry designs, each below the other. The watch chain has three balls connected by thin pieces of chain. The first bracelet has six sheild-like disks connected by joints. The second bracelet has a center section inscribed "VBI AMOR / IBI ANIMA."" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;" srcset="http://uh8yh30l48rpize52xh0q1o6i.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/OTD_Castellani-700x530.jpg 700w, http://uh8yh30l48rpize52xh0q1o6i.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/OTD_Castellani-300x227.jpg 300w, http://uh8yh30l48rpize52xh0q1o6i.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/OTD_Castellani-170x129.jpg 170w, http://uh8yh30l48rpize52xh0q1o6i.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/OTD_Castellani.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" data-attachment-id="19945" data-orig-file="http://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/OTD_Castellani.jpg" data-orig-size="1024,776" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="OTD_Castellani" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="http://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/OTD_Castellani-300x227.jpg" data-large-file="http://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/OTD_Castellani-700x530.jpg" />Capitalizing on growing nationalism after Italy’s unification in 1870, the Castellani jewelry company coined the term “Italian archeological jewelry.” Their copies of ancient Etruscan, Greek, and Roman works appealed to erudite consumers in Europe and America, accommodating nineteenth-century tastes for revival styles. Although based in Rome, the company promoted their designs abroad and won acclaim at...
