Ring

CultureUnknown
Titles
  • Ring
Date1782
MediumSepia on ivory, 14k rose gold, hair, and glass
DimensionsOverall: 1 1/16 × 3/4 × 1 in. (2.7 × 1.9 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, bequest of Caroline A. Ross
Object number2005.1756
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
200 Brown Gallery
On view

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Department
Rienzi
ProvenanceCaroline Ross; bequeathed to MFAH, 2005.
Exhibition History"Love Tokens: Portrait Miniatures from the Caroline A. Ross Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 3, 2007–March 3, 2008.

"Liquid Lines: Exploring the Language of Contemporary Metal," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 7–July 18, 2010.

"In Twilight: Mourning Costume and Customs, 1776–1914," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 1, 2019–January 5, 2020.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed on verso: "H / Presswell / 1782 / At. 25"

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1787
Sepia on ivory, 9k rose gold, hair, and glass
2005.1764
Brooch
1785
Sepia on ivory, 14k yellow gold, hair, and glass
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front and back of pendant
c. 1780
Sepia on ivory, hair, seed pearls, 10k rose gold, and glass
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1780
Sepia on ivory, 14k rose gold, hair, and glass
2005.1785
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c. 1790
Sepia on ivory, 9k rose gold, hair, and glass
2005.1796
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1789
Sepia on ivory, 10k rose gold, hair, and glass
2005.1776
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Sepia on ivory, 9k rose gold, paste gemstones, hair, and glass
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1786
Sepia on ivory, 9k rose gold, diamonds, hair, and glass
2005.1778
Stickpin
c. 1790
Sepia on ivory, 12k yellow gold, hair, and glass
2005.1768
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1784
Hair on ivory, 14k rose gold, and diamonds
2005.1771
Brooch
c. 1790
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