The Zodiac and Costume Jewelry

Posted by Laurie Zeiden on Sep 05, 2016

I grew up during The Age of Aquarius. It was a time of hippies, peace, love and the popularity of the zodiac. A song, The Age of Aquarius, was written for the 1967 Broadway musical HAIR and soon after it was released onto the pop charts by The 5th Dimension. The zodiac became a part of everyday life. "What's your sign" was a common introductory remark at social events and everyone knew the answer to the question. So, it's not surprising that the late 1960s and the 1970s saw the production of an abundance of zodiac themed jewelry.

ZODIAC JEWELRY

Sterling Silver Pin from Mexico

Silver and Enamel Pin from Hans Myhre, Norway

French Charm Bracelet

Intaglio Bracelet

ARIES: THE RAM

Gold Pin

Unsigned Pin

Sterling Silver Pin by Cini

Silver Charm from David Andersen, Norway

Unsigned Pin

Charm

TAURUS: THE BULL

Silver Pin by Tostrup

Silver Pendant

Charm

Silver Charm

GEMINI: THE TWINS

Sterling Silver Pin by Cini

Pendant Necklace by Clover of California

Trifari Pin

Charm

CANCER: THE CRAB

Silver Pendant from Mexico

Trifari Pin

Bubble Charm

Charm

Charms

Charm

Silver and Enamel Pin

LEO: THE LION

Sterling Silver Charm by Cini

Trifari Pin

Unsigned Pendant

Charm

VIRGO: THE MAIDEN

DeNicola Pin

Silver Pin from Germany

Trifari Pin

Silver Charm

Unsigned Pin

Charm

LIBRA: THE SCALES

Sterling Silver Pin by Cini

Charm

SCORPIO: THE SCORPION

Sterling Silver Pin by Cini

Silver and Enamel Charm from David Andersen, Norway

Sterling Silver Charm Bracelet by Margot de Taxco

Charm

Silver Cuff Links

SAGITTARIUS: THE ARCHER

Pin with Denim Lapis from Mexico

Similar Pins, left is Park Lane, right is Trifari

Bubble Charm

Charm

Unsigned Pendant

CAPRICORN: THE SEA GOAT

Sterling Silver Pin by Cini

Trifari Pin

Unsigned Pendant

Silver and Enamel Pin

AQUARIUS: THE WATER-BEARER

Sterling Silver and Enamel Pendant Necklace by Margot de Taxco

Sterling Silver Pin by Cini

Bubble Charm

Trifari Pendant

Silver Charm

Charm

Charm

Silver Charm by ORB (Otto R. Bade)

Unsigned Pendant

PISCES: THE FISH

Sterling Silver Pin from Georg Jensen, Denmark

Unsigned Pin

Hattie Carnegie Pin

Trifari Pin

Sterling Silver Earrings by Cini

Silver and Enamel Charm by Griffith

Charm

OPHIUCHUS or SERPENTARIUS: THE SERPENT BEARER

Say What? Yep, it's the 13th sign of the zodiac. Or at least it was when the great astronomer Ptolemy declared it so. Ophiuchus was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations.