Ring
1800-20 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
The dark enamel ground on the hoop of this ring shows a tiny scene of a hunter and hounds chasing a stag in a forest. The figures are cut out from a thin sheet of gold and set on a translucent blue ground which suggests the sky.
Rings in the nineteenth century were worn by men and women, sometimes reflecting personal interests and sometimes merely decorative. This ring may have been worn by a keen hunter or chosen to refer to country life and pursuits.
Rings in the nineteenth century were worn by men and women, sometimes reflecting personal interests and sometimes merely decorative. This ring may have been worn by a keen hunter or chosen to refer to country life and pursuits.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Enamelled gold |
| Brief description | Enamelled gold ring, the hoop decorated with a hunting scene in gold on a blue enamel ground, Germany, 1800-20. |
| Physical description | Enamelled gold ring, the hoop decorated with a hunting scene in gold on a blue enamel ground |
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| Credit line | Given by Dame Joan Evans |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | The dark enamel ground on the hoop of this ring shows a tiny scene of a hunter and hounds chasing a stag in a forest. The figures are cut out from a thin sheet of gold and set on a translucent blue ground which suggests the sky. Rings in the nineteenth century were worn by men and women, sometimes reflecting personal interests and sometimes merely decorative. This ring may have been worn by a keen hunter or chosen to refer to country life and pursuits. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.233-1975 |
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| Record created | November 11, 2005 |
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