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Ring
This ring has gold and silver collets, and an openwork marquise bezel with a central row of alternating pink and white diamonds framed in pairs of floral sprays all set with diamonds. It also has a channeled hoop with a forked shoulder.
Provenance
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
| 2010 | Bedazzled: 5,000 Years of Jewelry. El Paso Museum of Art, El Paso. |
| 2006-2009 | Bedazzled: 5,000 Years of Jewelry from the Walters Art Museum. Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota; The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 1979-1980 | Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 2/8/1962 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 7/13/2006 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 7/14/2006 | Examination | examined for condition |
| 2/2/2010 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H of bezel: 1 3/4 in. (4.45 cm); Diam of hoop: 3/4 in. (1.91 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Laura F. Delano, 1947
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
57.1774