Share Jewellery inspired by books and films is easy to find today – from a copy of the One Ring from the Lord of the Rings trilogy and jewels inspired by Game of Thrones, to various Harry Potter inspired necklaces, earrings and bracelets. The literary enthusiast has plenty to choose from.
Readers in the 18th century – the period when the novel began its unstoppable rise – also wanted to show their love of favourite characters whilst demonstrating their sensibility and involvement in popular culture.
The novels of the Irish writer Laurence Sterne, now best remembered for
Tristram Shandy, were enormously popular across Europe. Scenes from his books were reproduced in paintings and engravings, on decorated snuff boxes and fans, and were made into cameos for brooches, buckles, rings and earrings.