Wendy Ramshaw
Ringstand with Eight Rings

Ringstand with Eight Rings
Ringstand with Eight Rings
Ringstand with Eight Rings
ArtistBritish, 1939–2018
CultureBritish
Titles
  • Ringstand with Eight Rings
Date1972
Medium18k yellow gold, amethyst, carnelian, white agate, and acrylic
DimensionsOverall: 3 7/8 × 3/4 × 1 1/4 in. (9.8 × 1.9 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Morgan Foundation in honor of Catherine Asher Morgan
Object number2002.4032.A-.J
Non exposé

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ProvenanceThe artist; given to Helen Williams Drutt English; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition History"Modern Jewelry, 1964-1986: The Helen Williams Drutt Collection," The Château Dufresne, Montreal Museum of Decorative Arts, November 15, 1984–February 3, 1985; Honolulu Academy of Arts, January 22–March 9, 1986; Cleveland Institute of Art, September 5–30, 1986; Philadelphia Museum of Art, November 2, 1986–February 1, 1987.

"Schmuck Unserer Zeit, 1964-1993, Sammlung Helen Williams Drutt, USA," Museum Bellerive, Zürich, February 10–May 1, 1994.

"A Moveable Feast: Helen Williams Drutt Collection 1964-1994," Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, November 18, 1994–January 8, 1995; Museum voor Moderne Kunst, Ostend, Belgium; June 17–September 24, 1995.

"Beyond Ornament: Contemporary Jewelry from the Helen Williams Drutt Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 16, 2003–February 29, 2004.

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