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Chancery Lane is a one - way ___MASK21___ situated in the ward ___MASK39___ Farringdon Without in the ___MASK67___ . It has formed the western boundary ___MASK39___ the City since 1994 , having previously been divided between the City ___MASK39___ Westminster and the London Borough ___MASK39___ Camden . The route originated as a ' new lane ' created by the Knights Templar from their original ' old Temple ' on the site ___MASK39___ the present Southampton Buildings on Holborn , in order to access to their newly acquired property to the south ___MASK39___ Fleet Street ( the present Temple ) sometime before 1161 . A bead is a small , decorative object that is formed in a variety ___MASK39___ shapes and sizes ___MASK39___ a material such as stone , bone , shell , glass , plastic , wood or pearl and that a small hole is drilled for threading or stringing . Beads range in size from under to over in diameter . A pair ___MASK39___ beads made from " Nassarius " sea snail shells , approximately 100 , 000 years old , are thought to be the earliest known examples ___MASK39___ jewellery / jewelry . Beadwork is the art or craft ___MASK39___ making things with beads . Beads can be woven together with specialized thread , strung onto thread or soft , flexible wire , or adhered to a surface ( e . g . fabric , clay ). A bracelet is an article ___MASK39___ jewellery that is worn around the wrist . It may have a supportive function , such as holding a wristwatch or other items ___MASK39___ jewellery such as religious symbols or charms . Medical and identity information is marked on some bracelets , such as allergy bracelets , hospital patient - identification tags , and bracelet tags for newborn babies . If a bracelet is a single , inflexible loop , it is often called a " bangle ". When it is worn around the ankle it is called an " ankle bracelet " or " anklet ". A " boot bracelet " is used to decorate boots . Colloquially , handcuffs are sometimes called " bracelets ". Bracelets can be manufactured from metal , leather , cloth , plastic or other materials and sometimes contain jewels , rocks , wood , shells , crystals , metal , or plastic hoops , pearls and many more materials . Jewellery or jewelry consists ___MASK39___ small decorative items worn for personal adornment , such as brooches , rings , necklaces , earrings , and bracelets . Jewellery may be attached to the body or the clothes , and the term is restricted to durable ornaments , excluding flowers for example . For many centuries metal , often combined with gemstones , has been the normal material for jewellery , but other materials such as shells and other plant materials may be used . It is one ___MASK39___ the oldest type ___MASK39___ archaeological artefact  with 100 , 000 - year - old beads made from " Nassarius " shells thought to be the oldest known jewellery . The basic forms ___MASK39___ jewellery vary between cultures but are often extremely long - lived ; in European cultures the most common forms ___MASK39___ jewellery listed above have persisted since ancient times , while other forms such as adornments for the nose or ankle , important in other cultures , are much less common . Historically , the most widespread influence on jewellery in terms ___MASK39___ design and style have come from Asia . Culture can be defined in numerous ways . In the words ___MASK39___ anthropologist E . B . Tylor , it is " that complex whole which includes knowledge , belief , art , morals , law , custom and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member ___MASK39___ society ." Alternatively , in a contemporary variant , " Culture is defined as a social domain that emphasizes the practices , discourses and material expressions , which , over time , express the continuities and discontinuities ___MASK39___ social meaning ___MASK39___ a life held in common ." The ___MASK35___ Silver Vaults opened as The Chancery Lane Safe Deposit in 1876 . Originally renting out strong rooms to hold household silver , jewellery and documents , it transitioned to housing silver dealers in secure premises a few years later . It is located on Chancery Lane , ___MASK35___ , WC2A 1QS . One vault was used to store a farthing , with the owner paying over £ 100 over the years for the vault . With 1 . 2 metres ( 3 . 9 ft ) thick walls lined with steel , the vaults were never broken into . The building above the vaults was struck directly with a bomb during World War II -- however this did not damage the vaults at all , despite the building being destroyed . A new building , Chancery House , was constructed ten years later , and since 1953 it has been in its present format , with shops based underground . All ___MASK39___ the shops have been owned for at least 50 years by the same families . It said that it has `` the largest single collection ___MASK39___ silver for sale in the world '' , contained within more than forty shops . A brooch is a decorative jewelry item designed to be attached to garments , often to hold them closed . It is usually made ___MASK39___ metal , often silver or gold but sometimes bronze or some other material . Brooches are frequently decorated with enamel or with gemstones and may be solely for ornament ( as in the stomacher ) or sometimes serve a practical function as a fastening , perhaps for a cloak . Britannia silver is an alloy ___MASK39___ silver containing 11 ounces and 10 pennyweight ( i . e . 11 . 5 troy ounces ) silver in the pound troy , i . e . 23 / 24ths , or 95 . 83 %, by weight silver , the balance being usually copper . A tea set or tea service , in the Western tradition , is a set ___MASK39___ dishes sold in a group for use at afternoon tea or a formal tea party . A tea set includes up to 25 objects . Fleet ___MASK21___ is a major ___MASK21___ in the ___MASK67___ . It runs west to east from Temple Bar at the boundary with the City of Westminster to Ludgate Circus at the site of the London Wall and the River Fleet from which the ___MASK21___ was named . A necklace is an article ___MASK39___ jewellery which is worn around the neck . Necklaces are frequently formed from a metal jewellery chain . Others are woven or manufactured from cloth using string or twine . Common features ___MASK39___ necklaces include colorful stones ( particularly gemstones or jewels ), wood ( usually carved or polished ), art glass , feathers , shells , beads or corals - a hugely wide variety ___MASK39___ other adornments have also been used . If a necklace includes a primary hanging feature , it is called a pendant ; if the pendant is itself a small container , it is called a locket . Nassarius , common name nassa mud snails ( USA ) or dog whelks ( UK ), is a genus ___MASK39___ minute to medium - sized sea snails , marine gastropod molluscs in the family Nassariidae . They are scavengers . Asia is ___MASK45___ ' s largest and most populous continent , located primarily in the eastern and ___MASK20___ hemispheres and sharing the continental landmass of Eurasia with the continent of Europe . Asia covers an area of , about 30 % of ___MASK45___ ' s total land area and 8 . 7 % of the ___MASK45___ ' s total surface area . The continent , which has long been home to the majority of the human population , was the site of many of the first civilizations . Asia is notable for not only its overall large size and population , but also dense and large settlements as well as vast barely populated regions within the continent of 4 . 4 billion people . ___MASK34___ is a continent that comprises the westernmost part ___MASK39___ Eurasia . ___MASK34___ is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north , the ___MASK1___ to the west , and the Mediterranean Sea to the south . To the east and southeast , ___MASK34___ is generally considered as separated from Asia by the watershed divides ___MASK39___ the Ural and Caucasus Mountains , the Ural River , the Caspian and Black Seas , and the waterways ___MASK39___ the Turkish Straits . Yet the non - oceanic borders ___MASK39___ ___MASK34___  a concept dating back to classical antiquity  are arbitrary . The primarily physiographic term " continent " as applied to ___MASK34___ also incorporates cultural and political elements whose discontinuities are not always reflected by the continent ' s current overland boundaries . Household silver or silverware ( the silver , the plate , or silver service ) includes tableware , cutlery and other household items made ___MASK39___ ___MASK66___ silver , Britannia silver or Sheffield plate silver . Silver is sometimes bought in sets or combined to form sets , such as a set ___MASK39___ silver candlesticks or a silver tea set . An earring is a piece ___MASK39___ jewellery attached to the ear via a piercing in the earlobe or another external part ___MASK39___ the ear ( except in the case ___MASK39___ clip earrings , which clip onto the lobe ). Earrings are worn by both sexes , although more common among women , and have been used by different civilizations in different times . ___MASK62___ plate is a layered combination ___MASK39___ silver and copper that was used for many years to produce a wide range ___MASK39___ household articles . These included buttons , caddy spoons , fish slices , serving utensils , candlesticks and other lighting devices , coffee and tea sets , serving dishes and trays , tankards and pitchers , and larger items such as soup tureens and hot - water urns . Almost every article made in ___MASK66___ silver was also crafted by ___MASK62___ makers , who used this manufacturing process to produce nearly identical wares at far less cost . ___MASK66___ silver is an alloy of silver containing 92 . 5 by weight of silver and 7 . 5 by weight of other metals , usually copper . The ___MASK66___ silver standard has a minimum millesimal fineness of 925 . Holborn is a ___MASK25___ in the West End , central London , forming part ___MASK39___ the London Borough ___MASK39___ Camden . ___MASK43___ is a Ward in the ___MASK67___ , the historic and financial centre of London . It covers the western area of the City , including the Middle Temple , Inner Temple , Chancery Lane , Smithfield and St Bartholomew ' s Hospital , as well as the area east of Chancery Lane . The Poor Fellow - Soldiers ___MASK39___ Christ and ___MASK39___ the Temple ___MASK39___ Solomon , also known as the Order ___MASK39___ Solomon ' s Temple , the Knights Templar , or simply as Templars , was a Catholic military order recognised in 1139 by papal bull " Omne Datum Optimum " ___MASK39___ the Holy See . The order was founded in 1119 and active from about 1129 to 1312 . An adornment is generally an accessory or ornament worn to enhance the beauty or status ___MASK39___ the wearer . They are often worn to embellish , enhance , or distinguish the wearer , and to define cultural , social , or religious status within a specific community . When worn to show economic status , the items are often either rare or prohibitively expensive to others . Adornments are usually colourful , and worn to attract attention . A metal ( from Greek  " métallon ", " mine , quarry , metal ") is a material ( an element , compound , or alloy ) that is typically hard , opaque , shiny , and has good electrical and thermal conductivity . Metals are generally malleable  that is , they can be hammered or pressed permanently out ___MASK39___ shape without breaking or cracking  as well as fusible ( able to be fused or melted ) and ductile ( able to be drawn out into a thin wire ). About 91 ___MASK39___ the 118 elements in the periodic table are metals , the others are nonmetals or metalloids . Some elements appear in both metallic and non - metallic forms . The ___MASK67___ is a city and county within London . It constituted most of London from its settlement by the Romans in the 1st century AD to the Middle Ages , but the agglomeration has since grown far beyond the City ' s borders . The City is now only a tiny part of the metropolis of London , though it remains a notable part of central London . Administratively , it forms one of the 33 local authority districts of Greater London ; however , the ___MASK67___ is not a London borough , a status reserved for the other 32 districts ( including London ' s only other city , the City of Westminster ). A gemstone ( also called a gem , fine gem , jewel , precious stone or semi - precious stone ) is a piece ___MASK39___ mineral crystal which , in cut and polished form , is used to make jewelry or other adornments . However , certain rocks ( such as lapis lazuli ) or organic materials that are not minerals ( such as amber , jet , and pearl ) are also used for jewelry and are therefore often considered to be gemstones as well . Most gemstones are hard , but some soft minerals are used in jewelry because ___MASK39___ their luster or other physical properties that have aesthetic value . Rarity is another characteristic that lends value to a gemstone . Apart from jewelry , from earliest antiquity engraved gems and hardstone carvings , such as cups , were major luxury art forms . A gem maker is called a lapidary or gemcutter ; a diamond worker is a diamantaire . Cutlery includes any hand implement used in preparing , serving , and especially eating food in the Western world . A person who makes or sells cutlery is called a cutler . The city ___MASK39___ Sheffield in England has been famous for the production ___MASK39___ cutlery since the 17th century and a train  the " Master Cutler "  running from Sheffield to London was named after the industry . The City ___MASK39___ ___MASK16___ is an Inner London borough which also holds city status . It occupies much ___MASK39___ the central area ___MASK39___ Greater London including most ___MASK39___ the West End . It is to the west ___MASK39___ and adjoining the ancient ___MASK67___ , directly to the east ___MASK39___ the Royal Borough ___MASK39___ Kensington and Chelsea , and its southern boundary is the River Thames . It was created with the 1965 establishment ___MASK39___ Greater London . Upon creation , ___MASK16___ was awarded city status , which had been previously held by the smaller Metropolitan Borough ___MASK39___ ___MASK16___ . Tableware is the dishes or dishware used for setting a table , serving food and dining . It includes cutlery , glassware , serving dishes and other useful items for practical as well as decorative purposes . The quality , nature , variety and number ___MASK39___ objects varies according to culture , religion , number ___MASK39___ diners , cuisine and occasion . For example , Middle Eastern , Indian or Polynesian food culture and cuisine sometimes limits tableware to serving dishes , using bread or leaves as individual plates . Special occasions are usually reflected in higher quality tableware .