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Source Description
Sentimental miniature scenes in the neoclassical style, often painted in sepia and framed by a single border of diamonds, are characteristic motifs of late 18th-and early 19th-century rings. Here, a mourning woman is shown leaning in a thoughtful pose on a large anchor, a symbol of hope. The early Christians adopted the pagan symbol of the anchor, signifying safety, and transformed it into a symbol for hope in salvation. This mourning ring was likely won to express the hope that the deceased had been admitted to heaven.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
26902
label
Ring with Figure of Hope
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
26902
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Ring with Figure of Hope
description
Sentimental miniature scenes in the neoclassical style, often painted in sepia and framed by a single border of diamonds, are characteristic motifs of late 18th-and early 19th-century rings. Here, a mourning woman is shown leaning in a thoughtful pose on a large anchor, a symbol of hope. The early Christians adopted the pagan symbol of the anchor, signifying safety, and transformed it into a symbol for hope in salvation. This mourning ring was likely won to express the hope that the deceased had been admitted to heaven.
provenance
Mrs. Charles E. Rieman [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1958, by gift.
date
1820-1830
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
finger rings
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
bezel: 15/16 in. (2.4 cm) (w.)1 in. (2.6 cm) (diam.)
Source extras
med
gold, diamonds, sepia, ivory
creator_ids
6184
collection_ids
EAN
JWL
exhibition_ids
2704
2513
2227
2054
1954
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
2b81be41cdc9e2b9