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Ring

1680-1710 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown (made)
Place of origin
England (made)

Gold hoop, shoulders decorated with an engraved chevron pattern and enamelled in black. Rectangular box shaped bezel with clipped corners, the sides of the bezel are engraved with a geometric pattern and enamelled in black. The face of the ring is covered with a faceted rock crystal, beneath which is set a decorative panel. The panel is formed of a ground of plaited hair and red silk ribbon upon which a looping border of gold thread is laid. The italic initials DMC (?) in gold thread form the centre of the panel.


Object details

Categories
Jewellery
Death
Object type
Ring
Materials and techniques
Engraved and enamelled gold, silk ribbon, facetted rock crystal, hair work and gold thread.
Gold
Enamel
Hair
Rock Crystal
Silk (Textile)
Gold Thread
Enamelling
Engraving
Brief description
Gold mourning ring: the bezel decorated with initials in gold thread on a hair ground set under rock crystal. Britain, late 17th century.
Physical description
Gold hoop, shoulders decorated with an engraved chevron pattern and enamelled in black. Rectangular box shaped bezel with clipped corners, the sides of the bezel are engraved with a geometric pattern and enamelled in black. The face of the ring is covered with a faceted rock crystal, beneath which is set a decorative panel. The panel is formed of a ground of plaited hair and red silk ribbon upon which a looping border of gold thread is laid. The italic initials DMC (?) in gold thread form the centre of the panel.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 1.9cm
  • Height: 1.1cm
  • Weight: 3.3g
Marks and inscriptions
Possibly 'DMC'
Credit line
Given by the American Friends of the V&A through the generosity of Patricia V. Goldstein
Other numbers
  • LOAN:AMERICANFRIENDS.70-2003 - Previous loan number
  • 26 - Goldstein collection number
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
M.32-2011

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O299123/ring-unknown/
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