Bracelet Fred Harvey, Turquoise Tested Sterling, Refer To Pictures 4 Details

Fred Harvey Era 1970

2023
FRED HARVEY ERA JEWELRY
In the early 1900’s, the Southwest, and Santa Fe specifically, became a booming tourist destination. Tourists came from across America to explore the vast landscape, learn about the different cultures out West, and purchase jewelry and tokens made by Native Americans.
Over time, artisans and traders who ran trading posts learned that tourists’ taste often differed from that of the Native artisans. Tourists preferred jewelry that was lighter and had smaller embellishments and stonework, while many Native jewelry artists preferred larger stones and heavier silver styles.
To make the jewelry more attractive to tourists, artisans began designing pieces that catered to their tastes: lighter pieces with recurring design elements and symbols such as thunderbirds, crossed arrows, arrowheads, dogs, and zig zag snakes.
At the same time, an entrepreneur named Fred Harvey (1835-1901) set out to build a hospitality enterprise across the Southwest.

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