Ring
1800-1870 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This ring was described as nineteenth-century south German when it was acquired by the Museum in 1873. This seems credible. The carved floral decoration on the shoulders is similar to that on traditional rings from the same area, but the use of white enamel and the square bezel with an imitation emerald are not traditional, and may indicate that it was made for fashionable wear.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silver, enamelled in white with black spots, set with a green paste |
| Brief description | Silver ring, decorated with white enamel and set with a green paste, south Germany, 1800-1870. |
| Physical description | Plain silver band ring with carved floral decoration on the shoulders on a ground of white enamel. The bezel is a shallow truncated pyramid, decorated on the sides with white enamel with black spots, with a facetted green stone on the top. |
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| Summary | This ring was described as nineteenth-century south German when it was acquired by the Museum in 1873. This seems credible. The carved floral decoration on the shoulders is similar to that on traditional rings from the same area, but the use of white enamel and the square bezel with an imitation emerald are not traditional, and may indicate that it was made for fashionable wear. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 457-1873 |
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| Record created | November 1, 2005 |
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