Artist
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CultureEnglish
Titles
- Ring
Date1791
MediumEnamel, diamonds, 12k rose gold, hair, and glass
Dimensions.A, Ring: 1 1/4 × 3/4 × 1 in. (3.2 × 1.9 × 2.5 cm)
.B, original box: 1 1/4 × 1 5/8 × 1 in. (3.2 × 4.1 × 2.5 cm)
.B, original box: 1 1/4 × 1 5/8 × 1 in. (3.2 × 4.1 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, bequest of Caroline A. Ross
Object number2005.1797.A,.B
Not on view
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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: "Lord / Visct. / Gage / ob / 11th Oct. / 1791 / At / 75"
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Henrik Wigström
c. 1908–1917
Nephrite, silver, silver-gilt, diamonds, enamel, and glass
96.1306.A,.B
Henrik Wigström
c. 1915
White jade, nephrite, gold, silver-gilt, diamonds, emeralds, enamel, and glass
96.1305
