Ring
1750-1800 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
European countries imported ivory from India, Sri Lanka and Africa. Ivory carvings were mainly a Continental speciality. Several towns in southern Germany were famous centres of ivory carving and there were also centres in Switzerland and France. On this ring the scene is bordered by diamonds.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Ivory or shell carving under rock crystal, framed with diamonds, and set in gold |
| Brief description | Gold ring with a carved ivory or shell scene under rock crystal, framed with diamonds. Western Europe, 1750-1800. |
| Physical description | A carved ivory or shell scene under a crystal, framed with diamonds and set in the bezel of an eighteenth-century gold ring. |
| Dimensions |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by F. W. Daniels |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | European countries imported ivory from India, Sri Lanka and Africa. Ivory carvings were mainly a Continental speciality. Several towns in southern Germany were famous centres of ivory carving and there were also centres in Switzerland and France. On this ring the scene is bordered by diamonds. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 21-1883 |
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| Record created | December 8, 2002 |
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