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Gold and enamel ring of Mary, Queen of Scots
The drawing shows different views of a an extremely elaborate ring of gold and enamel of 16th-century date. The bezel is supported by two caryatids, and bears a gem on the lid of a compartment which opens to reveal a winged heart in the lid and clasped hands in the base.
Creator
- Mary, Queen of Scots
- Mary, Queen of Scots
Subject
- Costume and Accessories
- Drawings
- Jewellery
- Metalwork
- archaeology
- Jewelry
- Goldwork
- Drawing
- Archaeology
Creator
- Mary, Queen of Scots
- Mary, Queen of Scots
Subject
- Costume and Accessories
- Drawings
- Jewellery
- Metalwork
- archaeology
- Jewelry
- Goldwork
- Drawing
- Archaeology
Providing institution
Aggregator
Intermediate provider
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Rights
- Mary, Queen of Scots
Temporal
- 16th century : Late
- Renaissance
Places
- Europe
- Scotland
- United Kingdom
- Scotland
- United Kingdom
Provenance
- Society of Antiquaries of London Catalogue of Drawings and Museum Objects: Personal Ornaments
Source
- Archaeology Data Sevice
Identifier
- society_albums/personal_ornaments/po8-1a
Is part of
- http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/SoA_images/index.cfm?CFID=9579&CFTOKEN=BF7E76A0-D723-4BB2-9AC4B2BE9A527C12
References
- 'Presents to the Society', Archaeologia 16 (1810): 372.|Albert Way, 'The Signet-Ring and Silver Bell of Mary, Queen of Scots', Archaeological Journal 15 (1858): 253-66.|Joan Evans, A History of Jewellery, 1100-1870 2nd edn. (London: Faber and Faber, 1970), pp. 116. See pl. V, opp. p. 104, and pl. VI for illustrations of a possibly related object.
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2020-10-26T02:53:22.909Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2022-07-23T22:20:57.607Z