Ring
1800-1870 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This ring was acquired by the Museum in 1871 as part of a large collection of rings which had been assembled by the Victorian scholar Edmund Waterton. It was described at that time as 19th-century Italian, from the Papal States.
This may well be true, as Italian traditional rings of the 19th century often have concentric circles of pearls on the face, always attached to the base by wires. The use of applied filigree for decoration is less common on Italian pearl rings. It is possible that it comes from Venice, which had a strong tradition of gold filigree, or from somewhere else in the eastern Mediterranean.
This may well be true, as Italian traditional rings of the 19th century often have concentric circles of pearls on the face, always attached to the base by wires. The use of applied filigree for decoration is less common on Italian pearl rings. It is possible that it comes from Venice, which had a strong tradition of gold filigree, or from somewhere else in the eastern Mediterranean.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Gold decorated with applied filigree and set with pearls |
| Brief description | Gold ring with applied filigree and pearls, Papal States (Italy), 1800-1870. |
| Physical description | Gold ring with a flat shank which splits at the shoulders to support a circular bezel. The bezel is made of thin sheet gold decorated with applied filigree with a raised section in the centre with a wired pearl. Eight more pearls are strung on gold wire round the central section. There is a flower made from applied filigree over the space on each shoulder. |
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| Object history | ex Waterton Collection |
| Summary | This ring was acquired by the Museum in 1871 as part of a large collection of rings which had been assembled by the Victorian scholar Edmund Waterton. It was described at that time as 19th-century Italian, from the Papal States. This may well be true, as Italian traditional rings of the 19th century often have concentric circles of pearls on the face, always attached to the base by wires. The use of applied filigree for decoration is less common on Italian pearl rings. It is possible that it comes from Venice, which had a strong tradition of gold filigree, or from somewhere else in the eastern Mediterranean. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1006-1871 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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