Ring

Ring

Public Domain

CultureUnknown
Titles
  • Ring
Date1881
Medium15k yellow gold, and hair
DimensionsOverall: 3/8 × 7/8 in. diameter (1 × 2.2 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, bequest of Caroline A. Ross
Object number2005.1818
Not on view

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Department
Rienzi
Object Type
ProvenanceCaroline Ross; bequeathed to MFAH, 2005.
Exhibition History"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
Engraved on the inside of the band: "Y. O. 1881."
Stamped in a rectangle on the inside of the band: "H & S", "15 CT"

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