In the 18th century, Finland was part of the Kingdom of Sweden. New ideas and styles arrived from the prosperous mother country first to the coastal towns of western Finland. Country people interpreted the fashions and ornaments of prosperous town gentlefolk in their own rural ways. The golden ring with its elaborate filigree ornaments, which inspired the jewelry in the Filigree series, originated in Sweden.
Filigree
In the 18th century, Finland was part of the Kingdom of Sweden. New ideas and styles arrived from the prosperous mother country first to the coastal towns of western Finland. Country people interpreted the fashions and ornaments of prosperous town gentlefolk in their own rural ways. The golden ring with its elaborate filigree ornaments, which inspired the jewelry in the Filigree series, originated in Sweden.