Similarly to Cieszynian folk costume, jewellery is a replica of ornaments from times of the Renaissance and the Reformation. Because of its being a trade rout and having fertile soil, Cieszyn was rather a rich city. Fashion was being modified in accordance to European markets thanks to trips of the last descendants of the Piast dynasty in Cieszyn on the turn of the 16th and 17th century. Cieszyn was the biggest centre of jewellery trade in the region. Ornaments were made of silver, gold, and some alloys. Metalwork techniques were filigree and casting. Male costumes were decorated only with metal buttons ().Elżbieta Piskorz- Branekova. Biżuteria Ludowa w Polsce. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo MUZA SA, 2008, p. 194 A set of jewellery of a wealthy woman consisted of a collar stud, orpant, hoczki and belt.Elżbieta Piskorz- Branekova. Polskie Stroje Ludowe, Vol. I. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo MUZA SA, 2009, pp. 172-173
