Acrostic: Jewellery set with assorted gemstones where the first letter of each gemstone spells a name or other word. 'Regard' is spelled using Ruby, Emerald, Garnet, Amethyst, Ruby and Diamond.
Acrostic jewelry: A popular kind of jewelry during the Victorian era where the first letter of the name of each stone spells out a word. See Regard.
Adamantine: Having a diamond-like luster or hardness.
Acrostic Jewelry: Popular during the Victorian Era this jewelry had hidden messages. Colors of the stones could spell words. See Regard. ...
Acrostic Jewelry - popular in the Victorian times. This is jewelry in which the stone placement holds a special message for the recipient. Regard rings and Dearest rings are examples of Acrostic jewelry.
Regard - Acrostic jewelry, meaning jewelry where the first letter of each type of stone spells out a word.
Rhinestone - A faceted stone made of glass.
Regards Ring - A regard ring is a type of acrostic jewelry, which consists all or any of the precious stones named Ruby, Emerald, Garnet, Amethyst, Ruby, and a Diamond. The name 'Regard' taken from first letter of each gemstone.
There were many motifs characteristic of this time: flowers, snakes, crescents, lizards, birds, Celtic designs, Japanese designs, horseshoes and acrostics. Acrostics are quite unique.
They were a type of acrostic jewelry. The stones usually used in sequence were the ruby, emerald, garnet, amethyst, and diamond.
 See also: Diamond, Jewel, Regard, Glass, Gemstone
  
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