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Ring

Ring

  • Place of origin:

    England, Great Britain (possibly, made)

  • Date:

    1750-1800 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Unknown (production)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Gold

  • Museum number:

    M.368-1923

  • Gallery location:

    Jewellery, room 91, case 12, shelf A, box 24

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This ring unfolds into an armillary sphere, used to show the movement of the planets around the sun. However, it would not have been usable and rather, illustrates the interest in science common in the 18th century.

Physical description

Gold ring with four pivoted hoops in the form of a miniature armillary sphere, but apparently unusable as such

Place of Origin

England, Great Britain (possibly, made)

Date

1750-1800 (made)

Artist/maker

Unknown (production)

Materials and Techniques

Gold

Dimensions

Depth: 0.6 cm, Diameter: 2 cm

Descriptive line

Gold ring with four pivoted hoops in the form of a miniature armillary sphere. Possibly England, 1750-1800.

Materials

Gold

Subjects depicted

Armillary spheres

Categories

Metalwork; Jewellery

Collection code

MET

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