Treating of the known references to precious stones in Shakespeare’s works, with comments as to the origin of his material, the knowledge of the poet concerning precious stones, and references as to where the precious stones of his time came from.
Four illustrations. Square Octavo. Decorated cloth. $1.25 net.
THE MAHARANI OF SIKKIM (NORTHEASTERN HINDUSTAN)
She wears two gold rings, one set with a turquoise, the other with coral. The peculiar crown of gold, turquoise and coral is that adopted for the queens of Sikkim. From the necklace of amber beads hangs a gau, or charm box, set with rubies, lapis-lazuli, and turquoise.
Oil painting by Damodar Dutt, a Bengali artist
Dr. Berthold Laufer’s “Notes on Turquoise in the East,” Chicago, 1913
