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

Explore Further

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.

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

If you have questions about this work of art or the MFAH Online Collection please contact us.

Cuff Button with Portrait of a Child
19th century
Enamel on porcelain, 18k yellow gold
2005.1676.2
Cuff Button with Portrait of a Child
19th century
Enamel on porcelain, 18k yellow gold
2005.1676.1
Brooch with Portrait of an Infant
1880
Enamel on porcelain, 18k yellow gold
2005.1647
Brooch with Portrait of a Girl
c. 1860
Watercolor on ivory, 18k yellow gold, mother-of-pearl, and glass
2005.1651
Portrait of a Woman
c. 1819
Watercolor on ivory, 18k yellow gold, hair, and glass
2005.1648
Box with Portrait of a Boy
c. 1790
Sepia on ivory, 18k yellow gold, hair, and glass
2005.1598
Portrait of a Man
c. 1810
Watercolor on ivory, 18k yellow gold, pearls, hair, embossed metallic foil, and opaline glass
2005.1659
Portrait of a Woman
R. Fortin
1791
Watercolor on ivory, base metal, 18k yellow gold, cut steel, hair , and glass
2005.1603
Portrait of a Man
Johns
c. 1790
Watercolor on ivory, 18k yellow gold, hair, and glass
2005.1620
Portrait of a Boy
James Nixon
c. 1810–1820
Watercolor on ivory, 18k yellow gold, silver, diamonds, and glass
2005.1616
Portrait of a Boy
Penelope Carwardine
1760
Watercolor on ivory, 18k yellow gold, and glass
2005.1656
Ring with Portrait of a Woman
c. 1780–1790
Watercolor on ivory, 18k rose gold, and glass
2005.1667