Ring (c. 1850–75): Art, History and Details
Ring at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1850–75, gold, garnet, and enamel. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Ring (c. 1850–75) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.
The work and its context
The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:
Although this ring was made in the late Renaissance style featuring rough-cut gemstones, the trailing vines and the popularity of revival styles in the mid-19th century suggest that it was made in the later period.
Object facts
- Title: Ring
- Date: c. 1850–75
- Culture: France
- Type: Jewelry
- Technique: gold, garnet, and enamel
- Dimensions: Diameter: 2 cm (13/16 in.)
- Collection: Decorative Arts
- Department: Decorative Art and Design
- Accession number: 1916.123
A detail from the museum
Garnets were very popular in jewelry of the mid-19th century.
Collection credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
View the collection record
See the museum's photographs and full catalogue entry. Catalogue text is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art's open-access data, with HTML formatting removed. This object and its supplied image are designated CC0.
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