Regards ring
A regards ring was a Victorian engagement ring in which the initials of the precious stones mounted on the band spelled out the word "regards" in an implicit acrostic:[1]
Later variations included the spelling of another word or a person's name. One variant was "love": lapis lazuli, opal, vermarine, Emerald.
See also
References
- Boyd, L.M. (13 April 1994). "Regarding a "regards ring"". Ellensburg Daily Record.
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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