About this artwork
Inspired by this shape’s resemblance to a pastry, English collectors in the nineteenth century named it tart mold ring. The pyramid-shaped bezel (setting) is embedded with a central stone that was cut to extend the ring’s geometric form.
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Status
- On View, Gallery 238
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Department
- Applied Arts of Europe
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Title
- Tart Mold Ring
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Place
- France (Object made in)
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Date
- Made 1200–1300
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Medium
- Gold and garnet
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Dimensions
- Diam.: 1.8 cm (11/16 in.)
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Credit Line
- Chester D. Tripp Estate Fund
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Reference Number
- 2016.11
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/229965/manifest.json