Friday, May 4, 2012

Mastery of Design: The May Morris Ruby Ring, 1900



Ring
May Morris, 1900
The Victoria & Albert Museum


May Morris (1862-1938) , the daughter of designer and Socialist William Morris and his wife Janey Morris, was an excellent designer in her own right and created several pieces of exceptional jewelry.  Here, we see one of her works—a gold ring set with a ruby.  Made, obviously, in England, the ring dates to about 1900.















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