Title:
The Beautiful Ring
Object name(s):
The Beautiful Ring
Brief description:
The ring is made of two equal parts: one of solid yellow gold and the other of solid rutilated quartz, the two materials are separated by a narrow piece of gold.
Brief description:
Recycled 18k yellow gold and rutilated quartz from Brazil made by Jacqueline Rabun 2020
Collection:
Victoria and Albert Museum
Associated concept:
Jewellery
Associated concept:
Romance
Associated concept:
Marriage
Associated concept:
African Diaspora
Associated concept:
Woman Artist
Current reproduction location:
https://framemark.vam.ac.uk/collections/2023NN6936/full/!100,100/0/default.jpg
Location type:
Thumbnail
Dimension:
Height
Dimension measurement unit:
cm
Dimension value:
3.4
Dimension:
Width
Dimension measurement unit:
cm
Dimension value:
2.8cm
Material:
Gold
Material:
Quartz
Object history note:
The ring was designed in 2005, this gold and rutilated quartz version was created in London in 2020 using recycled 18k yellow gold and rutilated quartz from Brazil cut and polished in Idar-Oberstein, Germany. The ring has a 2023 hallmark from the London Assay office.
Object name:
The Beautiful Ring
Object number:
M.52:1 to 3-2023
Object production date:
2023
Date - association:
Made
Date - earliest / single:
2023-01-01
Date - latest:
2023-12-31
Object production date:
2020
Date - association:
Made
Date - earliest / single:
2020-01-01
Date - latest:
2020-12-31
Object production date:
2005
Date - association:
Designed
Date - earliest / single:
2005-01-01
Date - latest:
2005-12-31
Object production note:
Originally made in 2020 and modified in 2023 with the addition of a new rutililated quartz component
Object production place:
London
Place association:
Made
Object production place:
Idar-Oberstein
Place association:
Made
Place note:
Rutilated quartz was cut in Idar- Oberstein
Physical description:
The ring is made of two equal parts: one of solid yellow gold and the other of solid rutilated quartz, the two materials are separated by a narrow piece of gold.
Reproduction number:
2023NN6936
Reproduction number:
2023NN6937
Reproduction number:
2023NN6938
Reproduction number:
2023NN6939
Responsible department/section:
MET
Technique:
gem cutting
Technique:
soldering
Technique:
forming
Technique:
Gold and rutilated quartz ring made with recycled 18k yellow gold and rutilated quartz from Brazil cut and polished in Idar-Oberstein, Germany.
Text reason:
Collections online record
Text:
Jacqueline Rabun is an internally renowned African American jeweller. Her fluid and sleek conceptual pieces are inspired by the poetic nature of the human experience. Rabun has a graceful design language which is instantly recognisable. ‘The Beautiful Life’ collection is about relationships and was inspired by Rabun’s relationship from which her son was conceived and born. The ring is made of two parts: one of solid yellow gold and the other of solid rutilated quartz, highlighting the visible but superficial difference of two individuals. Beyond its appearance, the meaning of the ring is profound – it focuses on the two souls – intimately and passionately committed to one another with a deep spiritual connection despite their differences. It signifies how a truly beautiful and unbreakable bond can be formed and nurtured when we focus on our likeness rather than our differences. The two materials are separated by a narrow piece of gold, signifying the space needed to foster and maintain a healthy relationship. This understated ring is about the power of love, a concept which transcends the material world.
Text reason:
Summary description

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