MAKE A MEME View Large Image English - Ring with Floral Motif - Walters 571776 - Top.jpg 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 oval marquise bezel like ...
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Keywords: English - Ring with Floral Motif - Walters 571776 - Top.jpg 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 oval marquise bezel like this ring and the rectangular shuttle-shaped bezel were the most popular shapes with diamonds set to imitate stars in the sky or floral sprays It was charactersitic to frame these rings with a border of diamond sparks set in silver mounts late Other date century 18 gold silver enamel diamond cm 3 33 1 75 accession number 57 1776 21927 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Laura F Delano New York date of acquisition unknown by gift Walters Art Museum Gift of Laura F Delano 1947 Jewelry - Ancient to Modern The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1979-1980 Bedazzled 5 000 Years of Jewelry from the Walters Art Museum Frist Center for the Visual Arts Nashville; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Sarasota; The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2006-2009 Bedazzled 5 000 Years of Jewelry El Paso Museum of Art El Paso 2010 place of origin England United Kingdom Walters Art Museum license Jewellery in the Walters Art Museum Art of England Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs artist update
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