id: 95516 accession number: 1916.125 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.125 updated: 2020-11-13 10:00:08.028000 Signet Ring, c. 1550-1600. England. Gold; diameter: 1.8 cm (11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.125 title: Signet Ring title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: c. 1550-1600 creation date earliest: 1545 creation date latest: 1600 current location: creditline: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade copyright: --- culture: England technique: gold department: Decorative Art and Design collection: Decorative Arts type: Jewelry find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Diameter: 1.8 cm (11/16 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, Cleveland. date: footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: When pressed into hot wax, a reverse image of the seal would be revealed. digital description: This type of multiple sided signet ring was popular in the later half of the 17th century. wall description: --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.125/1916.125_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.125/1916.125_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.125/1916.125_full.tif