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Drawing a ring with a green stone
Designed for: Trabert & Hoeffer, Inc.-Mauboussin (1936–1953)
American
1930s–1950s
Object Place: New York, New York, United States
Medium/Technique
Gouache on paper
Dimensions
Height x width: 20.3 x 12.7 cm (8 x 5 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf
Accession Number2009.4440
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Contemporary Art, Americas
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Drawings
DescriptionThis drawing illustrates a white metal ring with a green cabochon, probably a cats-eye chrysoberyl flanked by a faceted yellow stone. The embossed stamp identifying the firm and the Reflection series appears on the lower left of the page. On the reverse are the following notations:
#101
CUST. RING REMODELED ULE
94259 -
#101
CUST. RING REMODELED ULE
94259 -
ProvenanceBefore 2006, in collection of Alan Cutler, Miami Beach, FL; June 8, 2006, purchased at Christie's auction in New York City by Frederic A. Sharf, Chestnut Hill, MA; gift of Sharf and his wife Jean to the MFA (Accession date: September 16, 2009)