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Photo 163   Diamond necklace
with sapphires 
in MNR++
(Union of Soviet Socialist
Republics. Komissariat finansov.
Russia's treasure of diamonds
and Precious stones.)
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Both the retrospective Dictionary Catalog and CATNYP, the online catalog, use the term Jewelry. Jewelry is then subdivided by geography, period, general themes, and format.

For instance, in CATNYP:

Jewelry—Egypt
Jewelry—Europe—History—19th Century
Jewelry—France—History—20th Century—Pictorial Works
Jewelry—Handbooks and Manual

Related subject headings in CATNYP are:

Jewelry Design
Jewelry Making
Jewelry Private Collections
Jewelry Trade
Jewelry Exhibitions
Gems
Gems Folklore
Gems in Literature