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Ring

1840-1860 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The cut-down settings on this ring and the old-fashioned cut of the stones both suggest an 18th-century date. But it was actually made in the mid-19th century. Italian traditional rings, like many other kinds of traditional jewellery, commonly used 18th-century designs and techniques long after they had gone out of fashion among the urban classes.

It was bought as part of the Castellani collection of Italian Peasant Jewellery at the International Exhibition, Paris, 1867.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Gold set with diamonds and a ruby in silver mounts
Brief description
Gold ring set with a ruby surrounded by diamonds in silver collets, Italy, 1840-1860.
Physical description
Gold ring with a flat decorative shank ending in split shoulders. The bezel is silver with a central red stone surrounded by eight diamonds in cut-down settings. The back of the bezel is gilded. There are small silver sprigs over the space on the shoulders.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 2.1cm
  • Height: 1.4cm
Height of bezel
Summary
The cut-down settings on this ring and the old-fashioned cut of the stones both suggest an 18th-century date. But it was actually made in the mid-19th century. Italian traditional rings, like many other kinds of traditional jewellery, commonly used 18th-century designs and techniques long after they had gone out of fashion among the urban classes.

It was bought as part of the Castellani collection of Italian Peasant Jewellery at the International Exhibition, Paris, 1867.
Collection
Accession number
461-1868

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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