jewellery
attempted at Rome by my father, myself and brothers under the
intelligent direction of the Duke Caetani. We considered it conducive
to the attainment of our object to call archaeology to our aid, and we
have thought also that a comparison of the styles of different epochs
was necessary to exhibit the perfection of antique art. We have,
therefore, by imitating the characteristic types of each school,
followed the several phases of jewellery from its glorious Grecian
epoch to the fifteenth century.
I
shall do myself the honour of submitting some of these to your
inspection, that you may be able to judge yourselves of the results of
our studies of the art under its ancient forms, which have been, and
will still continue to be, our models.
