(c) 2017 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Ring

maker Unknown

Place MadeIndia, South Asia

MediumSapphire in gold setting

Dimensions2.5 cm (1 in.)

ClassificationsJewelry

Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Accession numberM18w65

eMuseum ID724566

Previous Number42F18w22-s

EmbARK ObjectID15647

Previous Number14F18w22.14

TMS Source ID4189

Last Updated8/14/24

Status

Not on view

Web CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.

ProvenanceNotesProbably purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the jeweler and antique dealer Alexander M. Jacob (Iskandar Meliki bin Ya’qub al Birri, 1849–1921), Calcutta on 31 January 1884 for 480 rupees.