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NATAL STONES
SENTIMENTS AND SUPERSTITIONS
ASSOCIATED WITH PRECIOUS STONES
BY GEORGE FREDERICK KUNZ
EIGHTEENTH EDITION
TIFFANY & Co.
DIAMOND, PEARL AND PRECIOUS
GEM MERCHANTS
Fifth Avenue and 37th Street, New York
Month
Jan.
Mch.
NATAL STONES-AMERICAN

Feb. Amethyst
Jasper
Californite
Stones
April Sapphire
June
Garnet (Precious) Montana, New Mexico,
Arizona
North Carolina
Rhodolite
Tourmaline
May (Green)
Dec.
Agate
Moss Agate
July Turquoise
Aug. Golden Beryl
Sept. Kunzite
Oct. Aquamarine
Nov. Topaz
Chlorastrolite
Ruby
Rubellite
Where Found
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North Carolina
Georgia, Virginia
California
Montana, Idaho
California, Maine
Lake Superior
California, Montana
Wyoming, Arizona
New Mexico
California, Arizona
California, Connecticut
North Carolina
California
North Carolina
Maine, California
Utah, California, Maine
Montana
California, Maine
Replacement
Gift
Phof. M. H. Holle
9.23-40
06-11-411 mess
NATAL STONES.
The Jewish superstitions relating to gems were
probably derived from earlier races and adopted
by the Arabian philosophers in their works, by
which they became known throughout Europe.
The influence of gems was believed in until early
in the 17th century, and in regard to some gems
up even to the present century.
The association of a special gem with each
month was probably suggested by the original
breastplate of the High Priest, which contained
twelve gems, one for each of the tribes of Israel.
The original breastplate was a span long and a
span high: 1 span 8 inches. The arrangement
by months came in vogue during the 15th and
16th centuries, but was first suggested in the
seventh century, although it is attributed to the
Jews, Romans, and early Arabians.
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AARON'S BREASTPLATE

3
Emerald
6
Onyx
9
Quartz
12
Jasper
2
Peridot
5
Lapis-lazuli
8
Agate
II
Beryl
5
I
Carnelian
4
Ruby
7
Sapphire
IO
Topaz
6
NATAL STONES
NATAL STONES OF VARIOUS NATIONS
AND PERIODS

Month
Jews
Jan. Garnet
Feb. Amethyst
Romans
Garnet
Chalcedony
May Carnelian
Agate
635 A.D.
Isidorus,
Bishop of
Seville
Arabians
Amethyst Amethyst Amethyst
Mch. Jasper Bloodstone Jasper Bloodstone
Agate
Hyacinth Garnet
April Sapphire Sapphire Sapphire Sapphire
June Emerald Emerald
Agate Emerald
Agate
Emerald Chalcedony
Pearl
NATAL STONES
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Month
NATAL STONES OF VARIOUS NATIONS
AND PERIODS
Poles
Jan. Garnet
Russians
May Emerald
June
Mch. Bloodstone Jasper
Garnet Jacinth
Hyacinth Garnet
April Diamond Sapphire
Amethyst
Feb. Amethyst Amethyst Amethyst Hyacinth
Pearl
Italians
Emerald
Agate Agate
Chalcedony Chalcedony
Jasper
Agate
18th to 20th
Century
Garnet
Emerald
Diamond
Sapphire Sapphire
Jasper
Bloodstone
Emerald
Agate
Cats Eye
Turquoise
Agate
со
NATAL STONES
NATAL STONES OF VARIOUS NATIONS
AND PERIODS
Month
July | Onyx
Aug.
Jews
Oct.
Romans
Nov. Topaz
Onyx
Dec. Ruby
635 A.D.
Isidorus,
Bishop of
Seville
Carnelian Carnelian- Carnelian Sardonyx
Sept. Chrysolite Sardonyx Chrysolite Chrysolite
Onyx
Topaz
Aquamarine Aquamarine Aquamarine Aquamarine
Beryl
Beryl
Beryl
Beryl
Ruby
Arabians
Carnelian
Topaz
Ruby
Topaz
Ruby
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Month
NATAL STONES OF VARIOUS NATIONS
AND PERIODS

Poles
July Ruby
Oct.
Russians
Aquamarine
Beryl
Ruby
Sardonyx
Aug. Sardonyx Alexandrite Carnelian
Dec. Turquoise
Beryl
Nov. Topaz Topaz
Italians
Onyx
Sept. Sardonyx Chrysolite Chrysolite Chrysolite
Turquoise
Chrysoprase
Beryl
Topaz
Ruby
18th to 20th
Century
Turquoise
Onyx
Sardonyx
Carnelian
Moonstone
Topaz
Beryl
Opal
Topaz
Pearl
Ruby
Bloodstone
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NATAL STONES
SENTIMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH
STONES
Agate.
Health, Wealth and Longevity.
Alexandrite... Undying Devotion.
Amethyst.....Deep Love.
Prevents Intoxica-
tion.
Beryl.... Happiness and Everlasting Youth.
Bloodstone. Courage and Wisdom.
Carnelian.
Prevents Misfortune.
Cat's-eye..
Garnet....
Hyacinth..
Jacinth.
Jade.
Jasper.
•
Onyx..
Opal.
Pearl...
Ruby..
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• •
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Warns of Danger and Troubles.
Chalcedony....Disperses Melancholy.
Chrysolite.. Gladdens the Heart.
Chrysoprase... Eloquence.
Diamond.. Purity. Preserves Peace. Pre-
vents Storms.
Emerald..... Immortality.
Conquers Sin and
Trial.
Insures Power, Grace and Victory
to the Wearer.
Gives Second Sight.
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Courage and Wisdom.
Moonstone.... (Sacred Stone of the Orient.) Good
Luck.
Conjugal Felicity.
Hope, Innocence, Purity.
Purity and Innocence.
Charity, Dignity and Divine Power.
. Modesty.
. Good Fortune.
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Sapphire. Constancy, Truth and Virtue.
Sardonyx.....Conjugal Felicity. Prevents Mis-
fortune.
Topaz..... Friendship and Fidelity.
Turquoise..... Prosperty.
Prosperty.
Soul-cheerer.
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SENTIMENTS OF THE MONTHS
Natal Stone.
Talismanic Gem.
Guardian Angel..
Special Apostle.
Zodiacal Sign.
Flower..
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Natal Stone...
Talismanic Gem.
Guardian Angel………
Special Apostle.
Zodiacal Sign..
Flower.
JANUARY
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No gems save garnets should be worn
By her who in this month is born;
They will insure her constancy,
True friendship and fidelity.
The gleaming garnet holds within its sway
Faith, constancy and truth to one alway.
. Garnet.
.Onyx.
.. Aquarius.
•
Snowdrop.
Gabriel.
.Simon Peter.
FEBRUARY
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Amethyst.
Jasper.
. Barchiel.
. Andrew.
. Pisces.
Primrose.
The February-born may find
Sincerity and peace of mind,
Freedom from passion and from care,
If she an amethyst will wear.
Let her an amethyst but cherish well,
And strife and care can never with her dwell.
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NATAL STONES
Natal Stones..
Talismanic Gem..
Guardian Angel.
Special Apostles.
Zodiacal Sign..
Flower..
Natal Stones.
Talismanic Gem.
•●
Guardian Angel………
Special Apostle.
Zodiacal Sign.
Flower..
•
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MARCH
Who on this world of ours her eyes
In March first opens may be wise,
In days of peril firm and brave,
Wears she a bloodstone to her grave.
•
•
Who wears a jasper, be life short or long,
Will meet all dangers, brave and wise and strong.
•
•
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Malchediel.
James and John.
. Aries.
Ipomoea, Violet.
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APRIL
•
•
Jasper, Bloodstone.
Ruby.
Diamond, Sapphire.
Topaz.
Ashmodei.
Philip.
Taurus.
Daisy.
She who from April dates her years
Diamonds should wear, lest bitter tears
For vain repentance flow. This stone
Emblem of innocence is known.
Innocence, repentance-sun and shower-
The diamond or the sapphire is her dower.
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Natal Stone.
Talismanic Gem.
Guardian Angel.
Special Apostle.
Zodiacal Sign..
Flower.
•
Natal Stone..
Talismanic Gem..
Guardian Angel.
Special Apostle.
Zodiacal Sign..
Flower.
•
Who first beholds the light of day
In spring's sweet, flow'ry month of May,
And wears an emerald all her life,
Shall be a loved and happy wife.
..
MAY
No happier wife and mother in the land
Than she with emerald shining on her hand.
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Emerald.
Carbuncle.
JUNE
Amriel.
Bartholomew.
Gemini.
Hawthorn.
•
Agate.
. Emerald.
•
Muriel.
Thomas.
Cancer.
Honeysuckle.
Who comes with summer to this earth,
And owes to June her hour of birth,
With ring of agate on her hand
Can health, long life and wealth command.
Thro' the moss-agate's charm, the happy years
Ne'er see June's golden sunshine turn to tears.
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NATAL STONES
Natal Stone..
Talismanic Gem…..
Guardian Angel..
Special Apostle,
Zodiacal Sign.
Flower....
•
•
Leo.
Water-lily.
The heav'n-blue turquoise should adorn
All those who in July are born;
For thus they'll be exempt and free
From love's doubts and anxiety.
• •
Natal Stone.
Talismanic Gem.
·
Guardian Angel...
Special Apostle .
Zodiacal Sign..
Flower.
JULY
.Turquoise.
. Sapphire.
No other gem than turquoise on her breast
Can to the loving, doubting heart bring rest.
Verchiel.
Matthew.
•
AUGUST
Carnelian.
Diamond.
Hamatiel.
SJames, the son of
Alpheus.
بكر
Virgo.
Poppy.
Wear a carnelian or for thee
No conjugal felicity;
The August-born without this stone,
'Tis said, must live unloved, alone.
She, loving once and always, wears, if wise
Carnelian-and her home is paradise.
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Natal Stone...
Talismanic Gem.
Guardian Angel……….
Special Apostle.
Zodiacal Sign..
Flower..
•
•
•
SEPTEMBER
Guardian Angel..
Special Apostle.
Zodiacal Sign.
Flower..
•
Natal Stone..
Talismanic Gem..
•
•
•
A maid born when September leaves
Are rustling in the autumn breeze,
A chrysolite on brow should bind-
Twill cure diseases of the mind.
•
If chrysolite upon her brow is laid,
Follies and dark delusions flee afraid.
•
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•
Tsuriel.
Lebbeus Thaddeus.
Libra.
. Morning-glory.
Chrysolite.
Jacinth.
OCTOBER
Beryl.
.Agate.
•
Bariel.
.Simon. (Zelotes.)
Scorpio.
. Hops.
S
October's child is born for woe,
And life's vicissitudes must know;
But lay a beryl on her breast,
And Hope will lull those woes to rest.
When fair October to her brings the beryl,
No longer need she fear misfortune's peril.
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NATAL STONES
Natal Stone..
Talismanic Gem...
Guardian Angel.
Special Apostle.
Zodiacal Sign….
Flower..
NOVEMBER
Natal Stone..
Talismanic Gem.
•
• •
•
•
Guardian Angel………
Special Apostle.
Zodiacal Sign.
Flower..
•
Who first comes to this world below
With drear November's fog and snow
Should prize the topaz' amber hue-
Emblem of friends and lovers true.
•
•
Firm friendship is November's, and she bears
True love beneath the topaz that she wears.
•
Topaz.
. Amethyst.
•
. Adnachiel.
Matthias.
Sagittarius.
Chrysanthemum.
DECEMBER
•
•
Ruby.
Beryl.
Humiel.
Paul.
Capricornus.
Holly.
If cold December give you birth-
The month of snow and ice and mirth-
Place on your hand a ruby true;
Success will bless whate'er you do.
December gives her fortune, love and fame
If amulet of rubies bear her name.
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ACROSTICS FORMED WITH STONES
In France and England, during the 18th cen-
tury, rings, bracelets, brooches, etc., were often
set with gems the first letters of which, combined,
formed a motto or expressed a sentiment. The
following is a list of those that may be used in
this way.
The gems in the first column are the
more expensive ones, those in the second column
the inexpensive ones.
Fire-opal.
Alexandrite.
Iolite.
Tourmaline.
Hyacinth.
Hyacinth.
Opal.
Pearl.
Emerald.
Cat's-eye.
Hyacinth.
Aquamarine.
Ruby.
Iolite.
FAITH
HOPE
CHARITY
Tourmaline.
Yellow sapphire.
Feldspar.
Amethyst.
Idocrase.
Topaz.
Heliotrope.
Hematite.
Olivine.
Pyrope.
Essonite.

Carbuncle.
Hematite.
Amethyst.
Rose quartz.
Idocrase.
Topaz.
Yu (Jade).
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NATAL STONES
Golden beryl.
Opal.
Olivine.
Diamond.
Fire-opal.
Opal.
Ruby.
Lapis-lazuli.
Uralian emerald.
Cat's-eye.
Kyanite.
Emerald.
Vermeille.
Essonite.
Rubellite.
GOOD LUCK
Ruby.
Emerald.
Garnet.
Alexandrite.
Ruby.
Diamond.
FOREVER
REGARD
Garnet.
Onyx.
Obsidian.
Dendrite.
Labradorite.
Unio pearl.
Carnelian.
Krokydolite.
Flèches d'amour.
Onyx.
Rutile.
Essonite.
Verd antique.
Epidote.
Rose quartz.
Rubellite.
Essonite.
Garnet.
Amethyst.
Rock-crystal.
Demantoid.
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Diamond.
Emerald.
Alexandrite.
Ruby.
Essonite.
Sapphire.
Turquoise.
Vermeille.
Emerald.
Nephrite.
Iolite.
Ruby.
DEAREST
Sapphire.
Opal.
Uralian emerald.
SOUVENIR
Demantoid.
Essonite.
Amethyst.
Rubellite.
Beryl.
Opal.
Nephrite.
Hyacinth.
Emerald.
Uralian emerald.
Ruby.
Epidote.
Spinel.
Topaz.
BONHEUR
Sunstone.
Onyx.
Utahlite.
Verd antique.
Epidote.
Nephrite.
Indicolite.
Rock-crystal.
Bloodstone.
Onyx.
Nephrite.
Hematite.
Essonite.
Utahlite.
Rhodonite.
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NATAL STONES

Alexandrite.
Moonstone.
Indicolite.
Tourmaline.
Idocrase
Emerald.
Lapis-lazuli.
Opal.
Vermeille.
Emerald.
Moonstone.
Essonite.
AMITIE
Alexandrite.
Emerald.
Indicolite.
LOVE ME
ΑΕΙ
Almandine.
Moonstone.
Indicolite.
Topaz
Idocrase.
Essonite.

Labrador spar.
Onyx.
Verd antique.
Essonite.
Moonstone.
Epidote.
Greek, meaning "forever," "eternity."
Almandine.
Essonite.
Idocrase.
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Greek, meaning "Mayest thou live."
Zircon.
Emerald.
Sapphire.
Moonstone.
Indicolite.
Zircon.
Peridot.
Asteria.
Hyacinth.
Indicolite.
Emerald.
Nephrite.
Diamond.
ZES
Sapphire.
Hyacinth.
Iolite.
Pearl.
MIZPAH
Flèches d'amour.
Ruby.
Zonochlorite.
Essonite.
Sard.
Moldavite.
Idocrase.
Zonochlorite.
Pyrope.
Aquamarine.
Hematite.
FRIENDSHIP
Feldspar.
Rock crystal.
Idocrase.
Epidote.
Nicolo.
Diopside.
Sard.
Hematite.
Idocrase.
Pyrite.
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NATAL STONES
Precious, semi-precious or gem stones are
found in nearly all the United States. The most
important are enumerated below:
Alabama........ Beryl, blue and yellow; smoky
Arizona..
quartz.
.Agatized wood, azur-malachite,
turquoise, garnet, peridot.
Arkansas………....Rock crystal, smoky quartz,
agate, novaculite.
California. . . . . . Agate, benitoite, californite, dia-
mond, gold quartz, tourma-
line, abalone pearl, chryso-
prase, kunzite.
Colorado........ Beryl, aquamarine, phenacite,
garnet, amethyst, agate, gold
quartz, pyrite.
Delaware.
Florida..
Georgia...
Connecticut.....Beryl, yellow and green; rose
quartz; tourmaline.
Iowa..
Kansas.
STATE STONES
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Idaho..
Opal, agate, obsidian.
Illinois..
Fluorite, pearl.
Indian Territory. Obsidian, pearl.
Indiana..
.. Pearl.
. Chalcedony, conch pearl.
Ruby, beryl, amethyst, gold
quartz, garnet.
•
•
Pearl.
. Fossil coral, pearl, chalcedony.
. Chalcedony.
Kentucky....... Pearl.
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Louisiana…………….. Chalcedony.
Maryland.. Beryl, clam-pearl.
Massachusetts... Beryl.
Maine..
Michigan..
Minnesota.
Missouri.
Montana.
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•
• •
• •
agate.
Mississippi..... Pearl, chalcedony.
Pearl, fluorite, pyrite.
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Tourmaline, beryl, rose quartz,
pearl, topaz, amazonite, smoky
quartz, rock crystal.
Agate, hematite.
Chlorastrolite, thomsonite,
Sapphire, beryl, smoky quartz,
agate, amethyst, agatized
wood, obsidian.
Nebraska....... Chalcedony, pearl.
Nevada.. ...Gold quartz, rock crystal.
New Hampshire. Beryl, rock crystal, garnet.
New Jersey..... Fowlerite, willemite, prehnite,
smoky quartz, agate, pearl.
New Mexico.....Turquoise, garnet, obsidian,
peridot, rock crystal.
New York......Beryl, brown tourmaline, rose
quartz, fresh-water pearl,
clam-pearl, chondrodite.
North Carolina. .Aquamarine, beryl, emerald,
almandite garnet, rhodolite,
pyrope garnet, diamond, cy-
anite, hiddenite, amethyst,
ruby, sapphire, smoky quartz,
rock crystal, rutile.
North Dakota.... Chalcedony, agate.
Ohio...
Fossil coral, chalcedony.
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NATAL STONES
Oregon.....
.Agate, obsidian, hydrolite.
Pennsylvania....Amethyst, beryl, sunstone,
Rhode Island.... Hornblende in quartz, ame-
thyst, rock crystal.
South Carolina.. Beryl, smoky quartz, rock crys-
tal.
·
South Dakota....Quartzite, beryl, agate.
Tennessee.
Texas.
Utah...
Vermont.
Virginia..
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• •
•
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•
•
•
•
moonstone, amazonite, alman-
dite garnet, pyrope garnet,
rutile.
•
Washington.. Pearl, agate.
West Virginia... Rock crystal.
Wisconsin.. . Agate, pearl.
Wyoming.. . Moss-agate, agate.
Pearl.
Beryl, pearl.
Topaz, garnet.
Beryl, pearl.
.Amethysts, spessarite, garnet,
beryl, moonstone, staurolite,
allanite.
•
NATAL STONES
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PRECIOUS AND SEMI-PRE-
CIOUS STONES
UNMOUNTED STONES, COLLECTIONS,
ETC.
TIFFANY & Co's. connections in many different
countries and their facilities for securing the
choicest gems from first hands, enable them to
maintain the most comprehensive stock and to
offer patrons many other advantages not ob-
tainable elsewhere.
With their expert precious stone and gem lapi-
daries, as well as gem engravers, they are in a posi-
tion to recut gems for matching chipped or poorly
cut diamonds or other gems, and also to cut or
recut any precious stone or gem directly from the
rough; to engrave crests, monograms or other
devices on sapphires, alexandrites, topaz, blood-
stone, sard or other stones for seals or signet
rings, or to execute, to special order, caskets, vinai-
grettes, or other objects of rock crystal, jade and
other hard stones.
The vigilant scrutiny constantly employed ab-
solutely guards against the admission of any
inferior stones to their stock.
Some collections of veritable antique intaglios
and scarabæi engraved on sards, carnelians,
chalcedonies, bloodstones, garnets, or other gems,
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NATAL STONES
all obtained from either well-known collectors or
authorities.
Carbon, carbonado or bort from Brazil for dia-
mond drills and mining operations, in quantities
of few carats up to parcels containing thousands
of carats.
The gems of the birth-month are frequently
mounted into rings, charms, and other devices,
with the zodiacal signs wrought into the settings,
also the flower of the month, etc.
Collections:
The following are among the notable collections
of precious and semi-precious stones prepared by
TIFFANY & Co. for International Expositions.
1907 Jamestown Exposition Collection, Gold
Medal.
1905 Portland, Oregon, Exposition collection,
awarded two gold medals.
1904 St. Louis Exposition collection. Grand
Prize.
1902 Turin Exposition collection, Hors Con-
cours, awarded special diploma of merit.
1901 Buffalo Exposition collection, awarded
gold medal, presented by J. Pierpont Morgan,
Esq., to the Musee Histoire Naturelles, Jardin des
Plantes, Paris.
1900 Paris Exposition collection, awarded the
Grand Prix, and was presented by J. Pierpont
Morgan, Esq. to the American Museum of Nat-
ural History, New York.
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1895 Atlanta Exposition collection, presented
by Dr. L. T. Chamberlain to the United States
National Museum, Washington.
1894 special collection, purchased by the Mid-
winter Fair Memorial Museum of San Francisco.
1893 Chicago Exposition collection received
several special awards, and was purchased by
the "Field Columbian Museum," Chicago.
1889 Paris Exposition collection awarded
two gold and one silver medals, was presented
by J. Pierpont Morgan, Esq., to the American
Museum of Natural History, New York.
1878 Paris Exposition collection, awarded the
Grand Prix.
1867 Paris Exposition, awarded a gold medal.
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NATAL STONES
UNMOUNTED STONES
TIFFANY & Co.'s stock of unmounted stones
includes the following:
Phenomenal Gems
CHRYSOBERYL
CAT'S-EYE, ALEXANDRITE
CAT'S-EYE, ALEXANDRITE, RUBY AND SAP-
PHIRE ASTERIA, MOONSTONE-with light blue
and white chatoyancy.
Alexandrite
Leaf or olive green by natural or day-light,
and columbine or raspberry red by artificial
light, from Ceylon and Takawaja, Asiatic
Russia.
Amethyst
Rich royal purple, from the Ural Mountains
and Auvergne, France. Red by artificial
light, from the Ural Mountains, Fine purple
from Brazil, South America, North Carolina,
and Virginia.
Aquamarine
Deep blue, from Brazil; green and blue, from
Connecticut, the Ural Mountains, Siberia,
and North Carolina; light blue and light
green, from California and Maine.
Asteria
Light blue, blue, purple, light red, and ruby
red, from Ceylon and Burmah.
Azur-Malachite
Blue and green mixture. Arizona.
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Benitoite
Blue, from California.
Beryl
Californite
Light blue and green, from Maine, North
Carolina, Connecticut, Colorado, Brazil, and
Siberia. Deep blue, from California, North
Carolina and Brazil. Yellow, and yellow
brown, golden beryl, from Connecticut, the
Ural Mountains, and Siberia.
California.
Chlorastrolite
From Isle Royal, Lake Superior.
Chrysoberyl
Light yellow, golden yellow, yellow brown,
yellowish green, sage green, green, olive
green, from Brazil and Ceylon.
Chrysoberyl Cat's-eye
Chrysocolla
Light yellow, yellow, yellowish brown, and
green, from Brazil and Ceylon. Also Alex-
andrite Cat's-eyes, green by day and red by
night, from Ceylon.
Sky blue, Arizona.
Diamond
From India, Brazil, and South Africa.
White, steel blue, rose colored, lemon and
orange, yellow, cinnamon, light green, brown
black, and a large assortment of rare and
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curious tints, from which material for a neck-
lace, brooch, ring, or other jewel can be se-
lected.
Emerald
Rich velvet and grass-green, from the Muso
mine, New Granada. Light green from
Takawaja, Asiatic Russia, and New South
Wales.
Essonite
Jade
Or Hyacinths, from Ceylon.
Garnet
Rich red, almost ruby red, from Arizona,
New Mexico, and South Africa. Purple and
almandine, from India and Bohemia. Honey
yellow (essonite or hyacinth variety), from
Ceylon. Honey brown, reddish brown (spes-
sartite variety), from Virginia. Green (de-
mantoid variety), rich, vivid green, green,
yellow green, from the Ural Mountains.
Under this name two entirely distinct min-
eral substances are used in the arts. Jade
or Nephrite is 6.5 in hardness, and is one
of the toughest minerals known.
It is a
silicate of magnesia with a schistose and
often a felt-like structure.
It has a spe-
cific gravity of about 2.9; occurs in vari-
ous shades of green, also white, and can be
highly polished. This mineral is often found
in large pieces. A waterworn boulder found
in western New Zealand weighs 7,500 lbs.
It was purchased by Tiffany & Co., and is
now in possession of the American Museum
of Natural History. Nephrite is also found
in Siberia and Alaska. It is cut into vases,
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cigarette cases, cigar boxes, candlesticks,
portrait frames, and other art objects; also
slabs a quarter of an inch in thickness, three
feet in length and two feet in width. The
rich green color and translucency of the
mineral make it very appropriate for art
objects.
Jadeite has a hardness of 7 and a specific grav-
ity of 3.1 to 3.5. Its structure is more crys-
talline than that of Nephrite. It is a silicate
of alumina. The color varies greatly-some-
times intensely white with splashes or spots of
the richest emerald green, and, again, laven-
der-colored spots are associated with the
green. The mineral is found principally at
Bhamo, Burmah, and was also known in an-
cient Mexico. The bright spots are usually
cut out for rings or necklace stones; some-
times, however, a field of white is left around
them so as to cast them in relief. These lat-
ter pieces are cut into pendants, spheres for
necklaces, and a great variety of other or-
naments.
Tiffany & Co. are prepared to make art ob-
jects of any size from these minerals.
Moss Agate
Kunzite
Rich lilac, pink, and rose, from near Pala,
California.
From Wyoming, India, and Brazil.
Opal
Precious variety from the State of Washing-
ton, Oregon, Idaho, Queensland, New South
Wales, and Hungary. Fire opal, limpid and
deep red, from Mexico.
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Pearl
From Ceylon, Persian Gulf, Western Austra-
lia, and Sulu Archipelago. Perfectly white
Oriental pearls of exceptional size and beau-
ty. Black and gray pearls from the Lower
California coast. Pink or conch pearls from
Florida and the West Indies. White, pink,
brown, purple, and other colored pearls
from the fresh-water brooks of Ohio, Indiana,
Tennessee, Texas, Kentucky, and Wisconsin
rivers. Purple and black pearls from the
common clam of Long Island Sound and the
Atlantic coast. Green or iridescent pearls
from the abalones or earshells of the Cali-
fornia coast, Japan and Korea.
Peridot
(Olivine and Chrysolite.) Rich olive green,
from Egypt. Small olive green, yellow
green, from Arizona and New Mexico.
Phenacite
From Takawaja, Asiatic Russia, and Colo-
rado and Maine.
Rhodonite
Rich flesh red, from the Ural Mountains, and
Cummington, Mass.
Rock Crystal
From North Carolina and California, in pieces
large enough to cut into jewel caskets, bon-
bonnières, vinaigrettes, hand mirrors, clock-
cases and other small objects of art.
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Ruby
Pigeon's-blood red, from Burmah. Light red,
with tint of purple, from Ceylon and North
Carolina. Dark beef-blood red, from Siam,
and light red, from the Ural Mountains.
Rutilated Quartz
From North Carolina and Switzerland.
Rutile
From North Carolina.
Spinel
Sapphire
Cornflower blue, dark velvet blue (bleu de
roi), from Ceylon. Light blue, peacock blue,
from Burmah and Siam. Green, lemon and
straw yellow, salmon-colored pink, heliotrope
purple, white and other colors, from Ceylon,
Burmah, Siam, Montana, and the Ural Moun-
tains.
Tiffanyite
Ruby red, flame red, yellowish red, pink,
purple, blue, blue green, and green in a vari-
ety of tints, from Ceylon, Siam, and Burmah.
Bluish white diamond that absorbs sunlight
and artificial light, giving it out in the dark.
Brazil, S. A.
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Topaz
Wine yellow, pink, white, and sherry colored,
from Brazil. Salmon colored, light blue,
light green, white, from Colorado and the
Ural Mountains.
Tourmaline
Light green, olive green, grass-green, dark
green, from Maine, California, and Brazil.
Blue (indicolite), from Maine and Brazil.
Red, pink (rubelite), from California, Maine,
Brazil, and the Ural Mountains. Brown,
from Ceylon and Carinthia. White (achro-
ite), from Brazil and Maine.
Turquoise
Sky blue, from Persia. Fine sky blue and
robin's-egg blue, from New Mexico.
Utahite
Golden green, often banded with yellow,
from Utah.
Zircon
Yellow, honey yellow, yellow green, light
green, brownish green, green, yellow brown,
brown, white, cinnamon, from Ceylon and
Australia.
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Calendar
issued by Messrs. Tiffany & Co. for the
convenience of patrons.
PUBLICATIONS
Blue Book
A compact catalogue, without illustrations,
giving concise descriptions and range of
prices.
Boscoreale Collection
Brochure describing Boscoreale Collection,
reproductions of which are for sale by Tif-
fany & Co.
Care of Silver
Brochure containing almanac, postal rates,
movable feasts, wedding anniversaries, birth-
stones, holidays, etc.
Leaflet-Suggestions for the care of silver.
Notes on Pottery
Brochure containing trade marks and brief
sketches of noted potteries, etc.
Tiffany & Co. Building
Visitors
Brochure containing architect's description
of Tiffany & Co.'s building, Fifth Avenue
and 37th Street, New York City.
Brochure calling attention to objects of in-
terest in Tiffany & Co.'s establishment.
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