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A greeting ring is a Victorian engagement ring where the initials of the precious stones attached to the band are spelled "greetings" in implicit acrystics:
- R uby
- E merald
- G arnet
- A methyst
- R uby
- D iamond
- S apphire
Variations then include the spelling of another word or a person's name. One of the variants is "love": l apis lazuli, o pal, v ermarine, E merald.
Video Regards ring
See also
- Dearest ring
Maps Regards ring
References
src: www.lilasjewels.co.uk
External links
- Thomas Crofton Croker, Catalog of ancient and medieval collection of rings and personal decorations set up for Londesborough ladies London, 1853
- Fred W. Burgess, Jewelry and Antique Trinken , New York, 1919
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