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1600-1700 (made)
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Gold hoop, widening at the shoulders to an oval bezel set with an engraved bloodstone (jasper). The shoulders are engraved with enamelled green sprigs which terminate on each shoulder with a red and a white enamelled flower.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Engraved and enamelled gold and engraved bloodstone |
| Brief description | Engraved bloodstone intaglio mounted in gold ring, the shoulders enamelled with white, red and translucent green flowers. Britain, 17th century. |
| Physical description | Gold hoop, widening at the shoulders to an oval bezel set with an engraved bloodstone (jasper). The shoulders are engraved with enamelled green sprigs which terminate on each shoulder with a red and a white enamelled flower. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Louisa (Engraved in italic letters on the bloodstone bezel ) |
| Credit line | Given by the American Friends of the V&A through the generosity of Patricia V. Goldstein |
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| Accession number | M.25-2011 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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