Ring with Portrait of King Charles I

CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Ring with Portrait of King Charles I
Datec. 1650
MediumEnamel on gold, 18k yellow gold, and glass
DimensionsOverall: 7/8 × 9/16 × 7/8 in. (2.2 × 1.4 × 2.2 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, bequest of Caroline A. Ross
Object number2005.1597
Not on view

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Department
Rienzi
Provenance[D.S. Lavender Ltd., London]; purchased by Caroline Ross, June 15, 2002; 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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