Ring
1800-1840 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Schwäbisch Gmünd, a small town in south Germany, has produced silver objects and jewellery since the 14th century. By the first half of the 19th century it was the main centre of production for small silver items in the region. The silversmiths specialised in popular and devotional jewellery. They sold their work at markets throughout the Alpine region, and at major international trade fairs all over Europe.
This ring would have been worn by a woman. The picture of a flower may mean that it was given to her as a love token. The reverse painting technique is typical of south Germany, as is the diagonal banding on the shank. It is marked on the outside of the shank with the unicorn’s head mark of Schwäbisch Gmünd, and the silver mark 12.
This ring would have been worn by a woman. The picture of a flower may mean that it was given to her as a love token. The reverse painting technique is typical of south Germany, as is the diagonal banding on the shank. It is marked on the outside of the shank with the unicorn’s head mark of Schwäbisch Gmünd, and the silver mark 12.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver filigree with reverse-painted glass over red foil, and red pastes |
| Brief description | Silver ring with design of a rose reverse-painted on glass, Schwäbisch Gmünd (South Germany), 1800-1840. |
| Physical description | Silver ring with flat band shank decorated with diagonal bars. The bezel is a square piece of glass with rounded corners decorated with a flower reverse-painted over red foil, and surrounded by a border of filigree coil rings. The shoulders are each decorated with an applied silver flower, matching that on the bezel, with a red paste in the centre. |
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| Summary | Schwäbisch Gmünd, a small town in south Germany, has produced silver objects and jewellery since the 14th century. By the first half of the 19th century it was the main centre of production for small silver items in the region. The silversmiths specialised in popular and devotional jewellery. They sold their work at markets throughout the Alpine region, and at major international trade fairs all over Europe. This ring would have been worn by a woman. The picture of a flower may mean that it was given to her as a love token. The reverse painting technique is typical of south Germany, as is the diagonal banding on the shank. It is marked on the outside of the shank with the unicorn’s head mark of Schwäbisch Gmünd, and the silver mark 12. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 911-1872 |
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| Record created | October 5, 2007 |
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