Double-sided Ring with Portraits of a Man and Woman

CultureUnknown
Titles
  • Double-sided Ring with Portraits of a Man and Woman
Datec. 1750–1770
MediumWatercolor on ivory, 18k rose gold, and glass
DimensionsOverall: 3/4 × 3/4 × 7/8 in. (1.9 × 1.9 × 2.2 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, bequest of Caroline A. Ross
Object number2005.1727.A,.B
Non exposé

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Department
Rienzi
Provenance[Morning Glory Antiques, New York]; purhased by Caroline Ross, August, 20001; 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.

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