Ring
1550-1600 (made)
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During the Renaissance, goldsmiths produced rings that were highly decoraive, often with scrolls and other motifs set in opaque coloured enamels. A popular setting was the quatrefoil bezel with decorated sides.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Gold, enamelled; hessonite garnet |
| Brief description | Enamelled gold ring with a 4-petal bezel, with double cusps set with a hessonite garnet, with scrolls on the shoulders, possibly Italy, 1550-1600 |
| Physical description | Ring, gold and enamelled, set with a hessonite garnet. The four-petal bezel with double cusps, and with scrolls on the shoulders. |
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| Object history | ex Waterton Collection |
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| Summary | During the Renaissance, goldsmiths produced rings that were highly decoraive, often with scrolls and other motifs set in opaque coloured enamels. A popular setting was the quatrefoil bezel with decorated sides. |
| Bibliographic reference | Bury, Shirley, An Introduction to Rings, London, HMSO, 1984, p.30, 33e |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 948-1871 |
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| Record created | November 22, 2005 |
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