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Ribbon necklace

A type of necklace in the form of a band of ribbon, usually of velvet, from which were suspended one or more jewelled pendants, often a large one in the centre flanked by two smaller ones. Such necklaces were popular in the early 18th century.

From: An Illustrated Dictionary of Jewelry, autor: Harold Newman, publishers: Thames and Hudson