Ring

CultureUnknown
Titles
  • Ring
Date1920–1930
MediumGold, diamond, and black onyx
Dimensions1 × 3/4 × 13/16 in. (2.5 × 1.9 × 2 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.2009.47
Non exposé

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Department
Bayou Bend
DescriptionThe style of this man's ring dates to the early 1920s. Gemological testing shows the stone to be black onyx with an old European cut diamond. The stone is set in a possible platinum bezel on a 14k gold mounting.
ProvenanceMiss Ima Hogg; given to MFAH.

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