Ring
1750-1799 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Rings designed as a spray of flowers became popular throughout Western Europe in the second half of the 18th century. They were called giardinetti rings, meaning ‘little garden’. This example, using only emeralds, comes from San Sebastian in Spain.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Gold set with emeralds |
| Brief description | Gold ring with an openwork floral spray set with emeralds, San Sebastian (Spain), 1750-1799. |
| Physical description | Gold ring with a flat shank ending in split shoulders. The bezel is shaped like a spray of flowers and is set with 12 emeralds in closed mounts. The back of the largest flower is hatched in the centre. The space on each shoulder is covered with a small sprig. |
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| Summary | Rings designed as a spray of flowers became popular throughout Western Europe in the second half of the 18th century. They were called giardinetti rings, meaning ‘little garden’. This example, using only emeralds, comes from San Sebastian in Spain. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.144-1937 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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