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Ring
Western European
18th century
Object Place: Europe, Italy
Medium/Technique
Gold, silver, diamond and ruby
Dimensions
Height x width (bezel): 3/16 x 9/16 in. (0.5 x 1.4 cm)
Height x width (shank): 9/16 x 13/16 in. (1.5 x 2 cm)
Height x width (shank): 9/16 x 13/16 in. (1.5 x 2 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Louise Nathurst
Accession Number18.51
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Rings
DescriptionRing with an oblong-shaped table-cut ruby flanked by table-cut diamonds. The ruby is set in a closed gold bezel while the diamonds are set in silver and rest on the openwork shoulders. The shank is made of ribbed gold. The ring has been resized.
ProvenanceBy 1910, Miss Louise M. Nathurst; 1918, gift of Miss Louise Nathurst to the MFA.