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| Necklet (ribbon to be added) Western Europe ca. 1740-50 carnelians set in gilded silver Victoria & Albert Museum, London |
"The common carnelion has its name from its flesh colour . . . which is in some of these stones, paler, when it is called the female carnelion; in others deeper, called the male."
– from An Essay Towards a Natural History of the Earth (London, 1695) by John Woodward, cited in the Oxford English Dictionary
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| Clasp Croatia ca. 1850-1900 silver-gilt metal with carnelians and glass imitation-turquoises Victoria & Albert Museum, London |
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| Brooch France ca. 1800 Trophy of Love enamelled-gold with carnelians, pearls, and emeralds Victoria & Albert Museum, London |
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| Pendant-Cross Germany ca. 1720 gilded silver, carnelians, diamonds Victoria & Albert Museum, London |
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| Earrings Germany ca. 1725-50 foiled carnelians and rose-cut diamonds set in gold Victoria & Albert Museum, London |
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| Pendant Tiffany & Co, New York ca. 1880 carnelian intaglio set in gold figures of Neptune, a warrior, a ship, a dolphin Victoria & Albert Museum, London |
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| Pendant Germany ca. 1630-60 carnelian intaglio of a Bacchante set in enameled-gold with turquoises Victoria & Albert Museum, London |
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| Pendant Western Europe ca. 1610 miniature watercolor portrait on vellum under glass set in enamelled-gold with carnelians and emeralds Victoria & Albert Museum, London |
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| Pendant (as above) Germany ca. 1610 miniature watercolor portrait on vellum solid carnelian back of the pendant Victoria & Albert Museum, London |
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| Pendant Luigi Pichler, Rome ca. 1800-1810 carnelian intaglio set in enameled gold figures of Jupiter, Venus, and Cupid Victoria & Albert Museum, London |
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| Brooch Phillips Brothers, London ca. 1870 white carnelian intaglio set in gold scene of pagan sacrifice Victoria & Albert Museum, London |
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| Signet Ring Western Europe ca. 1800-1869 carnelian intaglio set in gold figure of Hercules Victoria & Albert Museum, London |
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| Signet Ring England ca. 1652 carnelian intaglio with heraldic shield Victoria & Albert Museum, London |
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| Ring Roman Empire ca. 50 BC - 50 AD gold ring with applied carnelian intaglio profile portrait of the Emperor Augustus Victoria & Albert Museum, London |
I am grateful to the Victoria & Albert Museum in London for the excellent images.