Archer's Thumb Ring

Object Name: 
Archer's Thumb Ring

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Object Name: 
Archer's Thumb Ring
Place Made: 
China
possibly Republic of China
Accession Number: 
51.6.194
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 3.5 cm, Diam: 3.45 cm, Wall Th: .7 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
about 1850-1950
Web Description: 
透明绿色螭龙纹玻璃扳指

More Info

Department: 
Early Modern; Postwar and Contemporary
Provenance: 
Hussey, Nellie B., Source
1951
Category: 
Asian
Jewelry
Color: 
green
Technique: 
glassblowing
carving
Material: 
glass

Description

Primary Description: 
Archer's Thumb Ring. Transparent green glass; blown and carved. Tubular shape; upper rim nearly flat; carved design in relief with distorted dragon, and cloud motifs; lower rim slightly rounded; interior surface smooth.

Exhibitions (1)

Exhibition of East Asiatic Glass
Venue(s)
Toledo Museum of Art 1948-10-03 through 1948-10-31