Hebrew wedding ring. Adam and Eve in Paradise
Fairholt’s “Rambles of an Artist”
Wedding ring of Martin Luther, two views. Original had a small ruby in the centre
Fairholt’s “Rambles of an Artist”
Wedding ring of gimmal type. German, Sixteenth Century. Set with a ruby and an aquamarine. Inscription visible when ring is separated: Quod Deus conjunxit homo non separet (Let man not separate what God hath joined together). The betrothal or wedding ring of Sir Thomas Gresham (1519–1579) is of similar design
British Museum
The following lines from Don Sebastian, a play written by Dryden (1690), explains quite fully the character and use of a gimmal ring:
A curious artist wrought ’em