But these techniques were used to make objects other than jewelry. During wartime, a family's wealth could be conveniently preserved and transported in the form of gold and silver jewelry set with precious gems. Yet such jewelry was more valuable as property than as art.
直到現在，一般人提及首飾，仍會聯想到「銀樓」﹘﹘不是去「鑲」個寶石戒指，就是去「打」條金鍊子，且皆以材料的重量、純度來論斷價值，對手工不夠重視。