missraeyn:mother-entropy:missraeyn: highvictoriana-blog:Heart-shaped garnet ring inlaid with gold, s
missraeyn:mother-entropy:missraeyn: highvictoriana-blog:Heart-shaped garnet ring inlaid with gold, silver and rose cut diamonds, c. 1890-1900. I neeeed this. Nobody can tell me ruby is prettier than garnet, ‘cause they’re wrong. *fisticuffs* AGREED. one of the few things i disagreed with mom on. Plus, garnets come in such an astonishing range of colours. I would murder for a proper dark green Tsavorite, for example. Hessonite shouldn’t entice me with its orange ways, but it does. Of course, pure Pyrope red is my heart’s blood. But also just… ruby is such a thin red. It sings not to me. -- source link