Description
The ring displays an octagonal bezel in openwork "fleurs de lys" pattern surrounding a central jadeite mask. It is thought that this ring was made for a member of the Spanish court.

Ring
Conservation
Date | Description | Narrative |
---|---|---|
Loan Consideration | examined for loan | |
2/08/1962 | Treatment | cleaned |
6/01/1983 | Examination | examined for loan |
7/02/1984 | Treatment | cleaned |
Exhibitions
- Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1979-1980.
- 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. 1984-1987.
- Jewelry from the Walters Art Gallery and the Zucker Family Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1987.
Provenance
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.
Credit
Gift of Laura F. Delano, 1946
Creators
- French (?) (Jeweler)
- Spanish (?) (Jeweler)
Period
ca. 1770Accession Number
57.1762Measurements
1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm)Geographies
- Spain (Place of Origin)
- France (Place of Origin)