Translation: Turcquas
Description: refers to a precious stone found in Persia (now Iran), much prized as a gem, of a sky-blue to apple-green colour, almost opaque or sometimes translucent, consisting of hydrous phosphate of aluminium (OED).
VARIANTS: turquois, turcois, turquoisen, tursqurijen, turquoyen, turquoys.
TYPES: (1) verduree turckoos, green turquoise; (2) trouwe turquois, loyal turquoise (?).
E.g. ‘Een geamilieerde tursqurijen ringh,’ (inv. 74).
Catalogue example: cat. 2
Example of inventory: Inv. 23, 54, 74, 99
