Retrieval of Motifs in Jewelry Design in Some Main Jewelry ofQajar and Pahlavi Period

Jewelry designing is a dynamic and creative process that in many cases requires inspiration and brainorming. Recognition of inspirational designing sources such as nature, ancient pices, patterns and motifs, can guid designers to create some models that not only have originality and beauty, but also in line with the tastes of present's audience and ensure market success.One of the best sources of inspiration and ideas for Iranian designers and artists is the huge and outstanding treasure of luxury jewelry of Iran that has been kept in many museums and collections known around the world today. Rich art of various decorative motifs of plants, animals and geometric shapes. Iranians have long been familiar with the methods of melting and forming precious metals and cutting all kinds of gems, and had mastered these techniques, so there is a rich and precious background of the evolution of this art in our country. In this research, while reviewing the history, materials and methods used in making jewelry in Iran, we have tried to studied some special ones from the jewelry index samples in the Qajar and Pahlavi periods that have been kept in "National Jewelry Museum" to be evaluated and extracted. The results has been categorized and presented in the form of tables and sketches.