Ring
1600-75 (made)
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Gold hoop, shoulders engraved with scrolls of foliage. The bezel is formed of a central rose-cut diamond in a quatrefoil setting surround by eight rose-cut diamonds. The side of the bezel is painted with white enamel with blackscrolls. The engraved shoulders retain traces of black enamel.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Engraved and chased and enamelled gold set with rose-cut diamonds |
| Brief description | Gold, cluster of Holland rose-cut diamonds on bezel, back of the bezel and the shoulders enamelled in black and white. Western Europe,17th century. |
| Physical description | Gold hoop, shoulders engraved with scrolls of foliage. The bezel is formed of a central rose-cut diamond in a quatrefoil setting surround by eight rose-cut diamonds. The side of the bezel is painted with white enamel with blackscrolls. The engraved shoulders retain traces of black enamel. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Unmarked |
| Credit line | Given by the American Friends of the V&A through the generosity of Patricia V. Goldstein |
| Object history | Listed in Patricia Goldstein's records, vol. 5, p.8-9 |
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| Accession number | M.115-2011 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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