Tooltip Categories: Stone descriptors
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Couleur
Translation: Colour Description: the colour of a stone. VARIANTS: couleurde. Example of inventory: Inv. 62
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Crapayt
Translation: Frog Description: a term used for a green stone. VARIANTS: none identified. Example of inventory: Inv. 84
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D’Indes
Translation: From india Description: a geographical descriptor for stones, such as topaz or emerald. VARIANTS: none identified. E.g. ‘esmeranden en topansen d’Indes,’ (inv. 21). Example of inventory: Inv. 21
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De Beste
Translation: The best Description: the quality of a stone, most often diamond, indicating the best quality, for a diamond meaning a clear stone. VARIANTS: none identified. Example of inventory: Inv.…
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Geaffecteerde
Translation: Affected Description: a damaged, or heavily included stone. VARIANTS: none identified. E.g. ‘een geaffecteerde diamant,’ (inv. 62). Example of inventory: Inv. 62
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Gecontrefeijte
Translation: Faked Description: a fake stone, likely an imitation made from crystal or paste. VARIANTS: none identified. E.g. ‘een paer braseletten van gecontrefeijte robijnen,’ (inv. 48). Example of inventory: Inv.…
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Gesleepen
Translation: Polished/cut Description: a ‘finished’ stone, worked from rough to most likely a facetted and polished stone. VARIANTS: none identified. Example of inventory: Inv. 71
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Glas Agtig
Translation: Glass-like Description: a see-through stone, most likely explicitly referring to the clear and clean interior of a stone. VARIANTS: none identified. Example of inventory: Inv. 21
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Glasde Parelen
Translation: Glass or coated pearls Description: glass imitation pearls or coated pearls (VWMN). VARIANTS: none identified. Example of inventory: Inv. 63.
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Bleecke
Translation: Pale Description: a light or pale colour description used for stones, often indicating a reduced intensity of colour. VARIANTS: none identified. E.g. ‘een bleecke robijn met kleijne diamanties rondtom,’…