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| The late Jonathan Bailey
was world renowned for his jewelry designs. |
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During his lifelong career as a jewelry designer,
Jonathan Bailey won four international awards. Fashion models wore
his creations on the pages of Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, and
Women’s Wear Daily. Jonathan Bailey moved from New York to Princess Anne in 1985 where he and
his wife Melissa opened Bailey Jewelers and began crafting gold jewelry with Eastern
Shore motifs. Using a complicated lost wax process, Jonathan
sculpted jewelry in the shapes of crabs, oysters, workboats,
skipjacks and rockfish.
His wife, Melissa Bailey of Princess Anne, won first
place and runner up in the Student Category of a Tri-State Jewelry
Design Contest held in Washington, D. C. in 1991. Four criteria were used in
the judging: craftsmanship, creativity, wearability, and
marketability. Melissa’s first place entry was an exquisite 14k
yellow gold opal pendant called "Calla Lily Spring." Her
second place entry was a 14k yellow gold citrine ring called
"Splendid Rays." Melissa has been a licensed gemologist with the
Gemological Institute of America since 1989.
After
Jonathan Bailey died in October 1995, Melissa married a friend of
the family's whom she and Jonathan knew from church, Frank White.
She believes "The Lord provided Frank for our family."
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| The
Bailey-White Family: Melissa Bailey-White, Frank White,
Jonathan and Joel Bailey. The boys were helping out during
the Skipjack races in Deal Island. |
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Frank
White grew up in Snow Hill and moved to Princess Anne in 1995,
where he was elected a Town Commissioner in June 2002. Frank is a
certified goldsmith. He graduated from the Richmond School of
Jewelers in 1996, and he and Melissa are both members of the
Jewelers Of America.
Together
Frank White and Melissa Bailey-White have continued the
tradition of crafting Eastern Shore icons in gold and gems as
Jonathan Bailey began doing in 1985. They have been commissioned by
the Ward Wildfowl Association to create a line of duck jewelry. They show their work at the Crisfield Crab Derby and the
Deal Island Skipjack Races. Until now, their handcrafted Chesapeake Collection
has been exclusive, available only at Bailey-White Jewelers in Princess
Anne, Maryland. Frank and Melissa are pleased to be able to offer
part of the collection to you here on the World Wide
Web. |
