Cameo Ring
Manufacturer / Maker
unidentified
Artist
unidentified
Dateca. 1860
Mediumshell, gold
Dimensions1/2 x 3/4 in. (1.3 x 1.9 cm)
ClassificationsJewelry & Adornment
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, museum purchase, 1979 General Obligation Bonds
Object numberPC1981.248.2
DescriptionThis shell cameo ring is hand carved representing a late 18th century French dandy.This lady's ring has a rectangular central setting of shell cut in cameo of a black background with a white figure of a dandy in broad-brimmed hat and cape. This shell-section is baselled in plain stock with applied shot decoration. The plain shank branches lengthwise of the shell section, where it is delicately etched with a geometric motif before it joins the bezel cup.
On View
Not on viewTerms
1910-early 1920s
ca. 1910
mid-19th century
