CultureUnknown
Titles
- Ring
Date1771
MediumEnamel, 18k yellow gold, pearls, hair, and glass
DimensionsOverall: 5/8 × 9/16 × 3/4 in. diameter (1.6 × 1.4 × 1.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, bequest of Caroline A. Ross
Object number2005.1795
Non exposé
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Department
RienziObject Type
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: "Faultess / before ye. Throne / of God / Rev. 14:5"
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1946–1956, published 1975
Offset photolithographs
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William Harper
1977
14 and 18k gold, silver, fresh and saltwater pearls, snake rattle, shell, cloisonné enamel, and copper
2002.3799