Ring

CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Ring
Date1791
MediumEnamel, diamonds, 12k rose gold, hair, and glass
Dimensions.A, Ring: 1 1/4 × 3/4 × 1 in. (3.2 × 1.9 × 2.5 cm)
.B, original box: 1 1/4 × 1 5/8 × 1 in. (3.2 × 4.1 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, bequest of Caroline A. Ross
Object number2005.1797.A,.B
Not on view

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Department
Rienzi
ProvenanceCaroline Ross; bequeathed to MFAH, 2005.
Exhibition History"Love Tokens: Portrait Miniatures from the Caroline A. Ross Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Alice Pratt Brown Gallery and Rienzi; Drawing Room, November 3, 2007-March 3, 2008.

"Liquid Lines: Exploring the Language of Contemporary Metal," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Alice Pratt Brown Gallery, March 7 - July 18, 2010.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Engraved on verso: "Lord / Visct. / Gage / ob / 11th Oct. / 1791 / At / 75"

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