Victorian Ring Traditions
Victorian Ring Traditions
July 17, 2005Posted By weddings
More articles on the Wedding Rings topic: General Info
In Victorian times, it was fairly common to use gemstones to spell out messages or names on rings. This was more common on wedding rings than engagement rings.
Such rings are much less common these days as most wedding rings have become simple diamond settings with few gemstones. Dainty rings are more popular currently and offer less space for putting together such messages.
They would do this by using the first initial of the precious stone as each letter. If you wanted to spell out the name Margaret for example, you could have a ring with the following stones set in consecutive order: Moonstone, Amethyst, Ruby, Garnet, Amethyst, Ruby, Emerald, and Topaz. Love could be spelled out more easily with Labradorite, Opal, Variscite and Emerald.
Victorian Ring Traditions Commentary
December 2, 2005 10:34 PMEngagement Rings
An interesting article on Victorian wedding rings ... http://www.JewelryExpert.com/articles/The-Wedding-Ring.htm
