Shakespeare and Precious Stones / Treating of the Known References of 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

by George Frederick Kunz

ROCK-CRYSTAL

But in that crystal scales let there be weigh'd Your lady's love against some other maid. Romeo and Juliet, Act i, sc. 2, l. 101.
"Tragedies", p. 55, col. B, lines 51, 52.

ROCK-CRYSTAL

Thy crystal window ope; look out. Cymbeline, Act v, sc. 4, l. 81.
"Tragedies", p. 394, col. A, line 12.

The following table is arranged according to the frequency of precious stone mentions. [31]

The plays rank as follows:

First published	Probably written
1623	1609	Cymbeline	10 (diamond 7, ruby 1, carbuncle 1, rock-crystal 1).
1598.	1591.	Love's Labour's Lost	8 (pearl 3, rock-crystal 2, diamond 1, amber 1, agate 1).
1600	1597	Merry Wives Of Windsor	5 (pearl 1, diamond 2, emerald 1, sapphire 1).
1623	1591.	Comedy of Errors	5 (diamond 2, ruby 1, sapphire 1, carbuncle 1)
1600.	1595.	Midsummer Night's Dream	5 (pearl 3, ruby 1, rock-crystal 1).
1623.	1596.	Taming of the Shrew	5 (pearl 3, amber 1, coral 1).
1623.	1591.	Two gentlemen of Verona	4 (pearl 3, rock-crystal 1).
1594.	1593.	Titus Andronicus	3 (pearl 2, jet 1).
1603	1602	Hamlet	3 (pearl, amber, carbuncle).
1623	1606	Macbeth	3 (diamond, ruby, pearl).
1609	1607	Pericles	3 (all diamond).
1623	1608	Antony and Cleopatra	3 (pearl 2, carbuncle 1).
1597	1591	Romeo and Juliet	2 (rock-crystal, agate).
1623	1592	I Henry VI	2 (diamond and rock-crystal).
1623	1592	II Henry VI	2 (diamond and jet).
1597	1592-3	Richard III	2 (both pearl).
1600	1594	Merchant of Venice	2 (turquoise, jet).
1623	1594	King John	2 (pearl, rock-crystal).
1623	1597	II Henry IV	2 (pearl, agate).
1600	1598	Henry V	2 (pearl, crystal).
1600	1599	Much Ado About Nothing	2 (pearl, agate).
1623	1599	Twelfth Night	2 (pearl, opal).
1609	1603	Troilus and Cressida	2 (both pearl).
1622	1604	Othello	2 (pearl, chrysolite).
1608	1606	Lear	2 (pearl, diamond).
1623	1611	Tempest	2 (pearl, coral).
1623	1592	III Henry VI	1 (diamond).
1597	1593	Richard II	1 (rock-crystal).
1598	1597	I Henry IV	1 (agate).
1623	1599	As You Like It	1 (pearl).
1623	1601	Julius Cæsar	1 (ruby).
1623	1604	Measure for Measure	1 (ruby).
1623	1607	Timon of Athens	1 (diamond).
1623	1608	Coriolanus	1 (carbuncle).

[31] Data of first publication contributed by Miss Henrietta C. Bartlett.

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