Regards ring
A regards ring was a 19th century ring in which the initials of the precious stones mounted on the band spelled out the word "regards" in an implicit acrostic:[1][2]
Later variations included the spelling of another word or a person's name. One variant was "love": lapis lazuli, opal, vermarine, Emerald.
In some cases paste gems were use rather than precious stones.[3]
See also
References
- Boyd, L.M. (13 April 1994). "Regarding a "regards ring"". Ellensburg Daily Record.
- Tolkien, Tracy; Wilkinson, Henrietta (1997). A Collector’s Guide to Costume Jewelry Key Styles and how to recognize them. Firefly Books. p. 49. ISBN 1552091562.
- Tolkien, Tracy; Wilkinson, Henrietta (1997). A Collector’s Guide to Costume Jewelry Key Styles and how to recognize them. Firefly Books. p. 47. ISBN 1552091562.
External links
- Thomas Crofton Croker, Catalogue of a collection of ancient and mediaeval rings and personal ornaments formed for lady Londesborough, London, 1853
- Fred W. Burgess, Antique Jewellery and Trinkents, New York, 1919
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