Collar (jewelry)

In jewelry, a collar is an ornament for the neck.

The term collar is an older word for necklace.

It is usually reserved today for a necklace that lies flat to the body rather than hanging freely, and it rests directly above the collar bone.

In contemporary fine jewelry, collar necklaces are 14 inches in chain length and look similar to a collar on a shirt.

[citation needed] Specifically, the term collar may refer to:

Sir Thomas More wearing the Collar of Esses as Lord Chancellor , by Hans Holbein the Younger (1527).