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An acrostic ring is a ring on which the initials of the precious stones on the band spell out a word in an acrostic style. In some cases, paste gems were used instead of precious stones.[1][2]
Acrostic rings were developed in France in the early 19th century by the jewelry company Mellerio dits Meller, and later became popular in England.[3][4] They were given and worn during the Georgian and Victorian eras.[5] Acrostic rings were given as romantic gifts, and their messages were sentimental.[6] Alternatively, they would be used to form a secret message.[3] Some acrostic rings were used as engagement rings.[7]
Acrostic rings have been created and given in later eras, including in the 20th and 21st centuries.[8][9][3]
Acrostic rings were made with gemstones representing sentimental and romantic words, including the following:
French words such as souvenir from se souvenir (I remember) and amitié (friendship) were also represented in acrostic jewelry.[5]
Some acrostic rings represented lovers' names.[6]
The letters of the spelt word come from the initials of some gems' names. Accordingly, stones used for each letter include:
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