{"id":354230,"date":"2021-05-07T11:45:55","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T15:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/?p=354230"},"modified":"2022-11-22T07:50:17","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T12:50:17","slug":"cartier-art-deco-jewelry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/cartier-art-deco-jewelry\/","title":{"rendered":"Cartier: The Jeweler Who Helped Define Art Deco"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cartier_Collage-950x620.jpg\" alt=\"Cartier Art Deco jewelry\" class=\"wp-image-354866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cartier_Collage-950x620.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cartier_Collage-537x350.jpg 537w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cartier_Collage-120x78.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cartier_Collage-768x501.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cartier_Collage.jpg 1380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Clockwise from top left: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/brooches\/brooches\/cartier-paris-art-deco-tutti-frutti-carved-leaf-platinum-diamond-brooch\/id-j_9754922\/\">Cartier Tutti Frutti carved-leaf platinum and diamond brooch, 1930s<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/brooches\/brooches\/cartier-paris-art-deco-diamond-coral-onyx-gold-penannular-brooch\/id-j_8472042\/\">Cartier diamond, coral, onyx and gold penannular brooch, 1920s<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/brooches\/brooches\/cartier-paris-art-deco-diamond-clip-brooch-circa-1930\/id-j_10734382\/\">Cartier diamond clip brooch, ca. 1930<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/brooches\/brooches\/cartier-art-deco-tutti-frutti-double-clip-brooch\/id-j_11002822\/\">Cartier Tutti Frutti double-clip brooch, 1930s<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/rings\/engagement-rings\/cartier-paris-art-deco-717-carat-cushion-cut-diamond-platinum-engagement-ring\/id-j_11227842\/\">Cartier 7.17-carat cushion-cut diamond and platinum engagement ring, 1920s<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Why are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/cartier\/jewelry\/\">Cartier<\/a> jewels from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/style\/art-deco\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Art Deco era<\/a> (1920\u201339) so alluring \u2014 and emblematic? Possibly because multiple aspects of the period\u2019s reigning aesthetic are often encapsulated in a single piece. From an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/brooches\/brooches\/cartier-paris-art-deco-diamond-clip-brooch-circa-1930\/id-j_10734382\/\">all-diamond clip<\/a> fringed in angled baguettes to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/brooches\/brooches\/cartier-paris-art-deco-diamond-coral-onyx-gold-penannular-brooch\/id-j_8472042\/\">penannular brooch<\/a> made with coral, onyx and diamonds, the <em>maison<\/em>\u2019s foremost design preoccupations at the time were crisp, geometric forms and patterns, high-contrast color combinations and carved precious gemstones. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the aesthetic that Cartier was embracing was not recognized as a distinctive movement \u2014 with many voices contributing to it \u2014 until the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/introspective-magazine\/art-deco-anniversary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Exposition Internationale des Arts D\u00e9coratifs et Industriels Modernes of 1925<\/a>. The event gathered a mix of jewelry <em>artistes<\/em> alongside master jewelers like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/van-cleef-and-arpels\/jewelry\/\">Van Cleef &amp; Arpels<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/mauboussin\/jewelry\/\">Mauboussin<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/boucheron\/jewelry\/\">Boucheron<\/a>. As for Cartier, the <em>maison<\/em> unveiled 150 pieces at the fair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The (very French) style being celebrated therein was known as Art Moderne \u2014 the term \u201cArt Deco\u201d was not, in fact, used until the 1960s. The jewels were known for their sleek lines and sharp angles, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/style\/egyptian-revival\/\">Egyptian Revival<\/a> elements and a preponderance of colored gemstones in graphic configurations mixed with radical-for-the-time materials. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"extreme-geometry\">Extreme Geometry<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/bracelets\/more-bracelets\/cartier-diamond-platinum-bracelet\/id-j_11121762\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/11121762_master-950x904.jpeg\" alt=\"Cartier Diamond and Platinum Bracelet, 1930s\" class=\"wp-image-354905\" width=\"713\" height=\"678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/11121762_master-950x904.jpeg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/11121762_master-368x350.jpeg 368w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/11121762_master-120x114.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/11121762_master-768x731.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/11121762_master.jpeg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 713px) 100vw, 713px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/bracelets\/more-bracelets\/cartier-diamond-platinum-bracelet\/id-j_11121762\/\">Cartier diamond and platinum bracelet, 1930s<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The look that Cartier was favoring in post\u2013World War I Paris (and in London and New York) was a radical departure from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/style\/belle-epoque\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Belle Epoque<\/a> garland style it had once popularized. Geometric shapes were the focus, replacing the frills, bows and lacy botanicals that had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/edwardian-jewelry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dominated consumer tastes<\/a> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/style\/edwardian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Edwardian era<\/a>. In Paris, the jewelry designs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/art-deco-jewelry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">that would come to be categorized as Art Deco<\/a> were the vision of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/cartier-facts\/\">Louis Cartier<\/a> and his top designer, Charles Jacqueau, who Cartier hired in 1909 after spotting the young artist at work on the installation of a wrought-iron balcony. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wide platinum bracelets, as flexible as ribbons, were the perfect platform for showcasing the house\u2019s newfound love of rectilinear concepts, with small stones arranged in immaculate grids that were bordered in, or interspersed with, materials like onyx and coral. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jewelry historians say the artists and sculptors of the day were the ones dictating a trend toward geometry in general among jewelers, and if you can spot the influence of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/art\/style\/cubist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cubism<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/art\/style\/futurist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Futurism<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/style\/bauhaus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bauhaus<\/a> in your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/buy\/cartier-art-deco\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cartier Art Deco jewelry<\/a>, however indirect, it provides a wonderful context in which to understand and enjoy it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"asian-and-egyptian-influences\">Asian and Egyptian Influences<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/objets-dart-vertu\/boxes-cases\/rare-cartier-art-deco-lacque-burgaute-lacquer-vanity-case-box\/id-j_11464732\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/j_11464732_master-950x950.jpeg\" alt=\"Cartier Lacque Burgaut\u00e9 Lacquer Vanity Case Box, 1920s\" class=\"wp-image-354908\" width=\"713\" height=\"713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/j_11464732_master-950x950.jpeg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/j_11464732_master-350x350.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/j_11464732_master-120x120.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/j_11464732_master-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/j_11464732_master-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/j_11464732_master-933x933.jpeg 933w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/j_11464732_master-216x216.jpeg 216w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/j_11464732_master.jpeg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 713px) 100vw, 713px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/objets-dart-vertu\/boxes-cases\/rare-cartier-art-deco-lacque-burgaute-lacquer-vanity-case-box\/id-j_11464732\/\">Cartier lacque burgaut\u00e9 vanity case box, ca. 1925<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>A survey of Cartier jewelry from the Art Deco period reveals a design sensibility influenced by the aesthetics and traditional art forms of faraway lands. A 1920s\u201330s Cartier jewel that combines, say, melon-ribbed emeralds from India, lapis lazuli from Afghanistan and Nepalese coral dragons could serve as the perfect paean to the global influences that so captivated the <em>maison<\/em>\u2019s designers. Throw in a little Egyptian faience or a pharaonic visage and you\u2019d have your hands on a kind of holy grail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <em>maison<\/em>\u2019s famous mystery <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/cartier\/furniture\/decorative-objects\/clocks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">clocks<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/cartier\/jewelry\/objets-dart-vertu\/vanity-items\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">vanity cases<\/a> and other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/cartier\/jewelry\/objets-dart-vertu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">objets d\u2019art<\/a> from this period incorporate distinctive elements such as sculptural carved jade bases or plaques depicting Chinese landscapes in mother-of-pearl and <em>laque burgaut\u00e9<\/em> (the decoration of lacquer with iridescent blue-green shell inlay). Dragons and chimera were favored by Cartier, and its designers invoked Chinese fretwork in diamond and gemstone matrices framed in onyx and enamel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jewelry historians say the Asian influence can be detected in Cartier works as early as 1903, likely because of Louis Cartier\u2019s personal collection of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/dining-entertaining\/porcelain\/origin\/chinese\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chinese porcelain<\/a> and objets. And in 1909, when Cartier salesman Jules Glaezner went to China on a business trip, he returned with parcels of jade and nephrite and a host of traditional Chinese treasures, further fanning the flame of Cartier\u2019s fascination with the Far East. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The decorative art forms, gems and color palettes of Persia, Sri Lanka and India are likewise invoked in Cartier\u2019s finest Art Deco designs. The <em>maison<\/em> also heartily embraced, and may have originated, the Egyptian Revival motifs that are now considered a key pillar of Art Deco jewelry design. It was doing so as early as 1910 (hat tip once again to Cartier\u2019s Charles Jacqueau), but the discovery of King Tutankhamen\u2019s tomb in 1922, and the photos that proliferated in the media, offered even more inspiration. It also prompted the appearance of lotus, scarab and pyramid shapes, along with subtle references to the stripes and curvature of King Tut\u2019s headdress. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"colors-and-contrast\">Colors and Contrast<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/brooches\/brooches\/cartier-art-deco-coral-diamond-convertible-cloak-clasp-london-circa-1925\/id-j_10717032\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/10717032_master-950x359.jpeg\" alt=\"Cartier Coral and Diamond Convertible Cloak Clasp London, ca. 1925\" class=\"wp-image-354891\" width=\"713\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/10717032_master-950x359.jpeg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/10717032_master-800x303.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/10717032_master-120x45.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/10717032_master-768x290.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/10717032_master.jpeg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 713px) 100vw, 713px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/brooches\/brooches\/cartier-art-deco-coral-diamond-convertible-cloak-clasp-london-circa-1925\/id-j_10717032\/\">Cartier coral and diamond convertible cloak clasp, ca. 1925<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>A few iconic palettes were expressed in gem-set jewels in the Art Deco era, most notably in the geometric formations noted above. Green\/black\/white and coral\/black\/white are as classic Art Deco as it gets, and Cartier had plenty of these two combinations on view at the 1925 Art Deco fair. Cartier designers heightened the impact of these color stories by working in swaths of bright white diamonds that, through innovations in diamond cutting, could now be faceted into carr\u00e9 cuts, baguettes and other elegantly chiseled linear shapes. Platinum was the metal of choice because it was strong enough to handle complex mountings and its hue made the diamonds look exceptionally white, which made the onyx, enamel and colored-gem elements pop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A monochromatic, super-sophisticated palette that centered on the undeniable glamour of an all-diamond look would emerge in the 1930s, often paired with rock crystal for textural contrast to balance the brilliant diamond fire with a kind of milky, otherworldly luster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"tutti-frutti\">Tutti Frutti<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/brooches\/brooches\/cartier-art-deco-tutti-frutti-flower-vase-brooch-circa-1930s\/id-j_9352992\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/9352992_master-950x852.jpeg\" alt=\"Cartier Art Deco Tutti Frutti Flower Vase Brooch, circa 1930s\" class=\"wp-image-354910\" width=\"713\" height=\"639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/9352992_master-950x852.jpeg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/9352992_master-390x350.jpeg 390w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/9352992_master-120x108.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/9352992_master-768x689.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/9352992_master.jpeg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 713px) 100vw, 713px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/brooches\/brooches\/cartier-art-deco-tutti-frutti-flower-vase-brooch-circa-1930s\/id-j_9352992\/\">Cartier Tutti Frutti flower vase brooch, ca. 1930s<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>In many ways, Cartier\u2019s Art Deco legacy can be summed up in two words: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/buy\/tutti-i-frutti\/\">Tutti Frutti<\/a>. Ironically, the distinctive style \u2014 marked by a lush profusion of carved ruby and sapphire berries and blossoms amid emerald leaves offset by bright white diamonds \u2014 does not adhere to the clean-lined tenets of classic Art Deco jewelry design. Rather, it reflects an absolutely singular vision of how to pair colors and textures in a design as opulent as it is optimistic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The origin of the style, which was sometimes called \u201cfruit salad\u201d (the term Tutti Frutti was coined in the 1970s), is attributed to Jacques Cartier, the youngest in the Cartier brothers\u2019 partnership, who made frequent trips to India to source precious gemstones for the <em>maison<\/em> (and hobnob with the maharaja&#8217;s crowd). His first trip was in 1911, when he fell hard for the Mughal technique of carving precious gems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cartier debuted the first Tutti Frutti design in 1925. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/buy\/tutti-frutti-bracelet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bracelets<\/a> were a popular way to wear the motif, but it also surfaced in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/buy\/cartier-tutti-frutti-brooch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">brooches<\/a> and necklaces, a famous example being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/buy\/singer-sewing-machine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Singer sewing-machine<\/a> heiress Daisy Fellowes\u2019 commission of a Tutti Frutti bib necklace known as the Collier Hindou in 1936. In 2020, a circa-1930 Cartier Tutti Frutti bracelet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\/uk\/fashion\/jewellery-watches\/g32376365\/six-pieces-of-jewellery-that-sold-for-record-breaking-amounts-at-auction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sold for $1.3 million at a Sotheby\u2019s auction<\/a>, proving that there is still quite the, ahem, appetite for this particular fruit salad.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"interstitial-banner interstitial-banner-collection interstitial-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"interstitial-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"interstitial-background-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/P2302_view3_master-800x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-interstitial size-interstitial\" alt=\"cartier brooch\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container interstitial-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"interstitial-link-around-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/cartier\/jewelry\/?per=1920s,1930s&#038;sort=newest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"interstitial-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tShop Cartier Art Deco Jewelry on 1stDibs\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"interstitial-subheading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"gold-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/cartier\/jewelry\/?per=1920s,1930s&#038;sort=newest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>View All<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why are Cartier jewels from the Art Deco era (1920\u201339) so alluring \u2014 and emblematic? Possibly because multiple aspects of the period\u2019s reigning aesthetic are often encapsulated in a single piece. 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