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Ring

ca. 1800 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Anonymous silhouette of a man, done in the verre églomisé manner, set into a gold ring


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Verre églomisé silhouette, glass set into a gold ring
Brief description
Anonymous. Églomisé silhouette of a man set in a gold ring. Probably Austrian or German, ca.1800.
Physical description
Anonymous silhouette of a man, done in the verre églomisé manner, set into a gold ring
Dimensions
  • Bezel height: 3.1cm
  • Bezel width: 1.7cm
Credit line
Given by Mrs Nora Robbins in memory of Lucy E. Oppenheimer
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1936, London: Board of Education, 1937.
Collection
Accession number
P.9-1936

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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