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Gold, marquise bezel with foiled dark blue enamel ground set with a pearl framed in filigree volutes in an openwork border of pairs of filigree spirals and alternate pearls and gold beads. The plain hoop, with forked shoulders enclosing twin filigree spirals.

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Document identity
localId
22209
label
Ring
core
obj
dtoType
object
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
22209
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Ring
description
Gold, marquise bezel with foiled dark blue enamel ground set with a pearl framed in filigree volutes in an openwork border of pairs of filigree spirals and alternate pearls and gold beads. The plain hoop, with forked shoulders enclosing twin filigree spirals.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown] (?); Laura F. Delano, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, June 9, 1947, by gift.
date
ca. 1800
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
rings
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
3.1
height
1.9
dimensionsRaw
H of bezel: 1 1/4 x Diam of hoop: 3/4 in. (3.1 x 1.9 cm)
Source extras
med
gold, enamel, pearls
creator_ids
6200
collection_ids
EAN
JWL
exhibition_ids
2513
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
94965e756070e0fc