# Ringen

- By: Johann Heinrich Schepp (Diez, 1736–na 1)
- Date: c. 1775 - c. 1788
- Medium: carnelian, gold (metal)
- Classification: ring (sieraad)
- Dimensions: height 3.4 cm x width 2.1 cm x diameter 2.2 cm
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/NG-470--44a18d8a76a480a5ae1bc7c95f2a726a)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/staqd/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Before the 19th century, men wore different types of rings to underline their power, wealth and prestige. The wearers of these particular rings were a bishop of the Catholic Church, a Dutch diplomat, and an administrator in Stadholder William V’s treasury. Today, wedding rings and signet rings still indicate their wearers’ social status, but often in more austere forms.