Ring
c. 1525-1575 (made)
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The outer cusping on this ring suggests the appearance of flower petals,which is enhanced by the use of white opaque enamels.Rubies were highly valued and often read as a symbol of love.
A fashion for ostentation by the wealthy was current throughout Europe from the first half of the sixteenth century. This contributed to the popularity of elaborate and richly-decorated rings. The availability in print of designs for jewellery ensured a relative uniformity of style, and it is unusual to be able to date or suggest a country of manufacture with any certainty.
A fashion for ostentation by the wealthy was current throughout Europe from the first half of the sixteenth century. This contributed to the popularity of elaborate and richly-decorated rings. The availability in print of designs for jewellery ensured a relative uniformity of style, and it is unusual to be able to date or suggest a country of manufacture with any certainty.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Gold; enamel; ruby |
| Brief description | Ring, gold, enamelled, with a four-petal bezel with double cusps set with a ruby, with volutes on the shoulders, Western Europe, c. 1525-1575 |
| Physical description | Ring, gold, enamelled, set with a ruby. The plain hoop with scrolled volutes on the shoulders, the quatrefoil bezel with double cusps and set with a ruby; the shoulders and bezel with traces of white opaque enamel. |
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| Object history | ex Waterton Collection |
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| Summary | The outer cusping on this ring suggests the appearance of flower petals,which is enhanced by the use of white opaque enamels.Rubies were highly valued and often read as a symbol of love. A fashion for ostentation by the wealthy was current throughout Europe from the first half of the sixteenth century. This contributed to the popularity of elaborate and richly-decorated rings. The availability in print of designs for jewellery ensured a relative uniformity of style, and it is unusual to be able to date or suggest a country of manufacture with any certainty. |
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| Accession number | 949-1871 |
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| Record created | November 22, 2005 |
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