Name/Title
Ring with radiating sunburst setting and honey-colored cabochonEntry/Object ID
2025.6.3Description
An artisan/costume ring whose face is a flat openwork radiating form of roughly eight tapering arms, each flaring and notched at the tip (a sunburst or cog-like motif), centered on a domed translucent honey/amber cabochon held in a beaded (granulated) bezel collar. Plain rounded shank. The front face reads warm golden; the shank and setting back are white metal showing wear and tarnish. The bezel is open-backed, exposing the underside of the stone.Item Type
RingUse
Belonged to Mirta MartínezContext
According to donor, purchased at the Casa de la Amistad.Collection
The Martínez Suquet family collection, Mirta Martínez Forteza collectionAcquisition
Accession
2025.6Source or Donor
Mirta SuquetAcquisition Method
GiftMaterials
Material
Metal, StoneMaterial Notes
Technique: Metal openwork sunburst face (cast or hand-fabricated — not determinable); bezel-set cabochon with an applied beaded/granulated collar; soldered to a rounded shank.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Mirta Martínez FortezaNotes
ownerRelated Places
Place
City
Pinar del RíoState/Province
Pinar del RíoCountry
CubaRegion
Caribbean, Central AmericaNotes
use, acquisitionResearch Notes
Notes
Style: the radiating sunburst/cog face with a central cabochon and granulated bezel is a common idiom in mid-20th-century artisan and costume jewelry; without marks, neither maker nor origin can be attributed, and the piece could be domestic Cuban bisutería or an import.Created By
María A. Cabrera ArúsCreate Date
October 15, 2025Updated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsUpdate Date
June 14, 2026
