NEWARK, NJ.- The launch this month of the Lore Ross Jewelry Gallery places the Newark Museum in unique company as only the fourth museum in the United States with dedicated display spaces for the exhibition of their permanent jewelry collections. The Newark Museum ’s large and diverse collection of European and American jewelry began in 1911 with the gift of a rare New York 18th-century gold pocket watch. The Lore Ross Jewelry Gallery is located on the second floor of the historic 1885 Ballantine House and opens with an exhibition entitled The Glitter & The Gold: Jewelry From the Newark Museum, showcasing a broad cross-section of masterworks from the Museum’s extensive jewelry holdings, dating from the early 1700s to the present day, including objects from Newark’s own historic jewelry industry. One of the highlights of the inaugural display is a rare diamond aigrette ornament, designed in Europe in the 174