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SUPERSTITIOUS GEMS - Stephen Webster and Dr Jeffrey Post

<p>Jewellery is one of the oldest decorative arts, originally answering our need for adornment in the form of shells, feathers, bones and pebbles. This rich cultural history dates back beyond recorded history. Their rarity and beauty meant they were used as decoration as well as amulets, to ward off evil. Gradually jewellery became attached to status, but stones were still considered to bring good health, wisdom and love, while superstitions and curses associated with others linger to this day. Dr Jeffrey Post, mineralogist and Curator of Gems and Minerals at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (home to the infamous Hope Diamond) and British jewellery designer Stephen Webster, the original rock’n’roll jeweller, discuss stones with supernatural powers.&nbsp;</p><br><p>For more information, please see:&nbsp;<a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.carolwoolton.com%2Fifjewelscouldtalk&amp;data=04%7C01%7C%7Cebada2b168d948364c2d08d9035651e7%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637544491546177478%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=rD%2FSkS9drRGlwCK6TWumNvXzQrONvPXLX0NAucxjEc4%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.carolwoolton.com</a> </p><p>Follow Carol Woolton:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fcarolwoolton%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7C%7Cebada2b168d948364c2d08d9035651e7%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637544491546187435%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=dv%2F99AknzJpgs6jPePKPjIheqPX5U3xomhXxneus20A%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@carolwoolton</a> </p><p>Produced by Natasha Cowan&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/tashonfash/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@tashonfash</a> </p><p>Music and editing by Tim Thornton&nbsp;<a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Ftimwthornton%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7C%7Cebada2b168d948364c2d08d9035651e7%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637544491546187435%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=Q2XaBd4Y4g9IqFp8F1jy3IhPLOqMXrb8%2BghpHK9%2FTZ0%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@timwthornton</a> </p><p>Creative direction by Scott Bentley&nbsp;<a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fbentleycreative%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7C%7Cebada2b168d948364c2d08d9035651e7%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637544491546197394%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=ZXvYNRCSZl9vDbxOnQtUgpWJCo%2FwBLfb0HzXg90yzkg%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bentleycreative</a> </p><p>Illustrations Jordi Labanda&nbsp;<a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fjordilabanda%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7C%7Cebada2b168d948364c2d08d9035651e7%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637544491546197394%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=crVWaqU0%2BAz6PzUgaVsVGYfS4K%2BL%2FVYKXeeMpH%2Fxae8%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@jordilabanda</a> </p><br><p>Read Carol Woolton in&nbsp;<em>Vogue</em>&nbsp;magazine –&nbsp;<a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fvogue.co.uk%2Ffashion%2Fjewellery&amp;data=04%7C01%7C%7Cebada2b168d948364c2d08d9035651e7%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637544491546207349%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=BhIFkMlNkLYU4eNVSGYD%2FlW8nNz02%2F1RrAUTx05HHAY%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">vogue.co.uk/fashion/jewellery</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Episode 3 of the If Jewels Could Talk with Carol Woolton podcast, hosted by Carol Woolton, titled "SUPERSTITIOUS GEMS - Stephen Webster and Dr Jeffrey Post" was published on May 20, 2021 and runs 57 minutes.

May 20, 2021 ·57m · If Jewels Could Talk with Carol Woolton

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Jewellery is one of the oldest decorative arts, originally answering our need for adornment in the form of shells, feathers, bones and pebbles. This rich cultural history dates back beyond recorded history. Their rarity and beauty meant they were used as decoration as well as amulets, to ward off evil. Gradually jewellery became attached to status, but stones were still considered to bring good health, wisdom and love, while superstitions and curses associated with others linger to this day. Dr Jeffrey Post, mineralogist and Curator of Gems and Minerals at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (home to the infamous Hope Diamond) and British jewellery designer Stephen Webster, the original rock’n’roll jeweller, discuss stones with supernatural powers. For more information, please see: www.carolwoolton.comFollow Carol Woolton:  @carolwooltonProduced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfashMusic and editing by Tim Thornton @timwthorntonCreative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreativeIllustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabandaRead Carol Woolton in Vogue magazine – vogue.co.uk/fashion/jewellerySponsored by Leibish, the coloured diamond specialist https://jewelry.leibish.com/cw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Jewellery is one of the oldest decorative arts, originally answering our need for adornment in the form of shells, feathers, bones and pebbles. This rich cultural history dates back beyond recorded history. Their rarity and beauty meant they were used as decoration as well as amulets, to ward off evil. Gradually jewellery became attached to status, but stones were still considered to bring good health, wisdom and love, while superstitions and curses associated with others linger to this day. Dr Jeffrey Post, mineralogist and Curator of Gems and Minerals at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (home to the infamous Hope Diamond) and British jewellery designer Stephen Webster, the original rock’n’roll jeweller, discuss stones with supernatural powers. 


For more information, please see: www.carolwoolton.com

Follow Carol Woolton:  @carolwoolton

Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash

Music and editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton

Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative

Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda


Read Carol Woolton in Vogue magazine – vogue.co.uk/fashion/jewellery


Sponsored by Leibish, the coloured diamond specialist https://jewelry.leibish.com/cw

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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