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Ring
(Jewelry)
This cast gold ring showing a mermaid embracing a satyr as well as a resting cupid is said to illustrate P. B. Shelley's poem "Love's Philosophy." The sculptor modeled the ring in wax and cast it using a suction pump to draw the molten gold into the mold.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Amelia A. Muller [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1950, by gift.
Exhibitions
| 1979-1980 | Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
USA (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Overall: 7/8 in. (2.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Amelia A. Muller, in memory of her parents Mr. and Mrs. James Clay Muller, 1950
Location in Museum
Not on view
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.
57.1838