Not currently on display at the V&A

Ring

1500-1600 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Ring, gold, enamellled, set with a ruby. The quatrefoil petal bezel with further sloping petals, the shoulders chased and enamelled in green.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Gold, chased; enamel; ruby
Brief description
Enamelled gold ring with a 4-petal bezel, with double cusps re-set with a ruby, with chased shoulders, Western Europe, 1500-1600
Physical description
Ring, gold, enamellled, set with a ruby. The quatrefoil petal bezel with further sloping petals, the shoulders chased and enamelled in green.
Dimensions
  • Height: 2.9cm
  • Width: 2.2cm
  • Depth: 1.2cm
Bibliographic reference
Oman, Charles, Catalogue of Rings in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1930, no.278
Collection
Accession number
597-1892

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Record createdNovember 22, 2005
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