Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: The Museum Year 2011
The Year
Acquisitions
Art of the Americas: July 2009–June 2011
Ring
about 1940–60
Sam Kramer
Overall: 3.5 x 3.8 x 4.1 cm (1 3/8 x 1 1/2 x 1 5/8 in.)
Silver, jasper
Classification: Jewelry / Adornment
Object Place: New York, New York
Accession number: 2010.601
Location: The 1940s and 1950s
Description: Large "poppy jasper" cabochon in a heavy, asymmetrical silver setting. Probably a man's ring.
Provenance/Ownership History: Skinner Fine Jewelry auction, Sale #2510, June 15, 2010, to Daphne Farago
The Daphne Farago Collection