Ring
1800-1850 (made)
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This ring was described as from the seventeenth century, and worn by Bavarian peasants, when it was acquired by the Museum in 1872. It may well have been worn in Bavaria, but is more likely to have been made in Upper Austria and to date from the late eighteenth or nineteenth century. Several similar rings, with garnet-coloured stones with triangular facets set in high cylindrical mounts, are known with Austrian silver marks.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver-gilt set with garnets |
| Brief description | Silver-gilt ring set with a rosette of four facetted garnets, Upper Austria, 1800-1850. |
| Physical description | Silver-gilt ring with grooved flat band and split shoulders. The bezel is set with four facetted red stones, with a triangular face, in high collet mounts forming a rosette, with a silver granule in the centre. There are stylised flowers over the space on the shoulders. |
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| Summary | This ring was described as from the seventeenth century, and worn by Bavarian peasants, when it was acquired by the Museum in 1872. It may well have been worn in Bavaria, but is more likely to have been made in Upper Austria and to date from the late eighteenth or nineteenth century. Several similar rings, with garnet-coloured stones with triangular facets set in high cylindrical mounts, are known with Austrian silver marks. |
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| Accession number | 927-1872 |
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| Record created | November 1, 2005 |
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