Finger Ring
late 18th century
The rectangular bezel in dark red foiled enamel. Superimposed is a basket of flowers rendered in diamond sparks.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Laura F. Delano, New York, [date of acquisition unknown] by gift; Walters Art Museum, 1946, by gift.
Exhibitions
1984-1987 | Objects of Adornment: Five Thousand Years of Jewelry from the Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, New York; Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk; Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh; San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio; Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa; Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu; New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans; Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee; Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis; Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota. |
1987 | Jewelry from the Walters Art Gallery and the Zucker Family Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
1979-1980 | Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
Date | Description | Narrative |
---|---|---|
1/1/1962 | Treatment | cleaned |
2/8/1962 | Treatment | cleaned |
6/20/1983 | Loan Consideration | examined for loan |
7/2/1984 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
Europe (Place of Origin)
Measurements
bezel: 1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm) (l.);
hoop: 5/8 in. (1.59 cm) (d.)
Credit Line
Gift of Laura F. Delano, 1946
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
57.1751