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Napoleon Bonaparte commissioned several articles of acrostic jewelry to commemorate important sentimental events,
births, marriages, and so forth, with names and dates spelled out in stones1.
The three bracelets pictured below memorialize Napoleon’s birthday, Marie Louise’s birthday, and their courtship, respectively:

Top: “Napoleon 15 Aôut 1769” spelled,
Natrolite, Amethyst, Peridot, Opal, Lapis, Emerald, Onyx,
Natrolite [15] Agate, Opal, Uranite, Turquoise [1769].

Middle: “Marie Louise 12 Decembre 1791” spelled,
Malachite, Amethyst, Ruby, Iris, Emerald, Lapis, Opal, Uranite, Iolite, Sapphire,
Emerald [12] Diamond, Emerald, Chrysoprase, Emerald, Malachite, Beryl, Ruby, Emerald [1791].

Bottom: “27 Mars 1810, 2 Avril 1810”
(The date of their first meeting in Compiègne and the date of their wedding in Paris) spelled,
[27] Malachite, Amethyst, Ruby, Serpentine [1810],
[2] Amethyst, Vermeil (?), Ruby, Iris, Limestone [1810].

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