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Theory and practical examinations were successfully completed in March 2003 resulting in the Fellowship of the Gemmological Association (FGA).

In 2001, the V&A provided funding for the author to study for the Diploma in Gemmology –the study of gem material -at The Gemmological Association and Gem Testing Laboratory of Great Britain, London (Gem-A). There is a need for specialist identification which can be costly, and in the past the Museum has often had to rely on the voluntary help of (eminent) external specialists. Others, for example those in the chalcedony group (agate, onyx, carnelian, sard), rely on a system of nomenclature which is often confusing and has changed over time. Some of the gem materials, however, have never been professionally assessed and may have been labelled incorrectly, if labelled at all. Gem material is of a varied nature and includes both inorganic and organic substances from natural and synthetic crystals to, for example, pearls, corals, jet and ivory.Īt the Victoria and Albert Museum, gem material is found not only in jewellery, but as inlay in wood or stone, or set in decorative metalwork and carved as objects in their own right.