Birthstones-Month of September
A maiden born when September leaves
Are rustling in September's
breeze,
A sapphire on her brow should bind
`Twill cure diseases of the mind…
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From left to right:
Lapis Lazuli faceted oval, faceted Peridot oval, faceted round blue Zircon |
~ Tiffany & Co. published this poem and others for each
month for the first time in a pamphlet in 1870. The author or authors are
unknown.
Sun Signs of Virgo
(Carnelian) and Libra (Chrysolite, Peridot)
15th- 20th
century-chrysolite
U.S. (18th-19th
century)-sapphire
U.S.
(*modern)-sapphire
Britain
(modern)-sapphire, lapis lazuli
Hindu-zircon
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From left to right:
raw sapphire, pear cut sapphire, star sapphire, gem quality raw sapphire with "window" cut |
*The American, National Association of Jewelers met in Kansas and officially adopted a list which was and is used as the “modern” version of birthstones with very limited changes.
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