The history of Douglas Paquette, Inc., also doing business as Douglas Paquette Accessories began in 1976 in Providence, Rhode Island. The company’s president was Douglas A. Paquette, who began the business as a hair ornament company. The firm later produced a variety of accessories and jewelry, from interchangeable belt buckles and keychains to dog collars and costume jewelry.

According to Jewelers’ Circular-keystone (1990), Douglas Paquette Accessories moved to 112 Frank Mossberg Dr., Attleboro, Massachusetts. The firm supplied high-quality jewelry and accessories to women’s specialty stores. Over its fifty years of operation, the company went through changes, mergers, opening of subsidiaries in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and their closures. The last Paquette Accessories boutique in Mystic, Connecticut closed for good in 2024.

The Providence-based jewelry studio handcrafted jewelry from the finest materials—gold, silver, metal alloys, crystals, and enamels. Notably, in the late 1990s, Douglas Paquette produced a line of costume jewelry for the famous Longaberger basket company. One of their brooches, a Christmas tree with basket charms, was featured in Nancy E. Trowbridge’s book, O Christmas Tree.

One of the trademarks launched by the company in the 1990s was Elite by Douglas Paquette. The earliest maker’s mark includes “Paquette” and a copyright symbol on an oval or rectangle cartouche. Since 1990s maker’s mark included stylized
“Douglas Paquette” in script on a papyrus scroll or paper scroll cartouche.

One of the brands launched by the company in the 1990s was “Elite by Douglas Paquette”. The maker’s mark trademark originally included “Paquette” and a copyright symbol on an oval or rectangular cartouche. However, since the 1990s, the marking has changed to a stylized “Douglas Paquette” on a papyrus or paper scroll cartouche.

Douglas Paquette Vintage Costume Jewelry