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Source Description
This ring is composed of gold, silver collets, and an octagonal bezel on a foiled dark blue enamel ground with a galaxy of stars set with diamonds within a border, similarly set. The plain hoop expands at the shoulders. In the late 18th century and into the 19th century, marquise rings set with diamonds on dark blue or red enamel backgrounds became fashionable in Europe. The blue enamel set with diamonds evoke celestial allusions; rings of this kind were called "bagues au firmament" (Rings of the Heavens).
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Document identity
localId
6318
label
Ring with Celestial Motif
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
6318
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Ring with Celestial Motif
description
This ring is composed of gold, silver collets, and an octagonal bezel on a foiled dark blue enamel ground with a galaxy of stars set with diamonds within a border, similarly set. The plain hoop expands at the shoulders. In the late 18th century and into the 19th century, marquise rings set with diamonds on dark blue or red enamel backgrounds became fashionable in Europe. The blue enamel set with diamonds evoke celestial allusions; rings of this kind were called "bagues au firmament" (Rings of the Heavens).
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Laura F. Delano, New York, [date of acquisition unknown], by gift; Walters Art Museum, June 9, 1947, by gift.
date
1701-1775
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
finger rings
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
bezel: 1/2 in. (1.27 cm)
Source extras
med
gold, diamond, silver
creator_ids
6242
collection_ids
EAN
JWL
exhibition_ids
2513
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
mediaId
9a3bc33c8b7d69db