Ring
1800-1850 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This ring was described as seventeenth or eighteenth-century Russian when it was acquired by the Museum, with a group of other Russian jewellery, in 1866. The filigree motif used on the shoulders is certainly Russian, but it was usually used for the terminals of a filigree chain, of the kind worn by priests, in the seventeenth century. These chains continued in use among conservative and rural people, including priests, up to the nineteenth century, when archaic jewellery forms and silverwork techniques of all kinds were revived with the renewal of interest in Russian nationalism. This ring was probably made in the nineteenth century as part of that trend.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silver filigree set with mother of pearl |
| Brief description | Silver filigree ring set with a piece of mother of pearl in a spiral surround, Russia, 1800-1850. |
| Physical description | Silver filigree ring with a mother-of-pearl bezel. The shank consists of a strip of screw wire. A round bezel is attached to the front of the shank, consisting of a disc of sheet silver with a spiral of screw wire on its surface surrounding a piece of mother-of-pearl in a closed mount. Two scrolls of filigree are attached to the shank on each side of the bezel, as shoulders. |
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| Summary | This ring was described as seventeenth or eighteenth-century Russian when it was acquired by the Museum, with a group of other Russian jewellery, in 1866. The filigree motif used on the shoulders is certainly Russian, but it was usually used for the terminals of a filigree chain, of the kind worn by priests, in the seventeenth century. These chains continued in use among conservative and rural people, including priests, up to the nineteenth century, when archaic jewellery forms and silverwork techniques of all kinds were revived with the renewal of interest in Russian nationalism. This ring was probably made in the nineteenth century as part of that trend. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 116-1866 |
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| Record created | November 1, 2005 |
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