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Glassring Ring
This is a ring. It was designed by Herman Hermsen. It is dated 1986 and we acquired it in 2016. Its medium is silver, glass. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
This unusual ring came about through Hermsen’s desire to use gems as structural elements rather than mere decoration. The ring has a T-shaped post that fits between and below the fingers. Without the large faceted glass “gem” the form would not be wearable.
This object was
donated by
Susan Lewin.
It is credited The Susan Grant Lewin Collection, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
- Geometric Bowl
- molded glass.
- Gift of Mel Byars.
- 1991-59-64
- Wine Glass
- glass.
- Bequest of Mrs. John Innes Kane.
- 1926-22-497
- Ring
- gold.
- Gift of Georgina and Louisa L. Schuyler.
- 1916-29-106
Its dimensions are
H x W x D: 3 × 3.6 × 3.5 cm (1 3/16 × 1 7/16 × 1 3/8 in.)
It has the following markings
No Marks
Cite this object as
Glassring Ring; Designed by Herman Hermsen (Dutch, b. 1953); silver, glass; H x W x D: 3 × 3.6 × 3.5 cm (1 3/16 × 1 7/16 × 1 3/8 in.); The Susan Grant Lewin Collection, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum; 2016-34-43
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Jewelry of Ideas: Gifts from the Susan Grant Lewin Collection.
