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in Baltimore contains two elaborate gimmal rings incorporating small hidden enameled sculptural details visible only when the bands are separated. By the late 18th century, multiple shanks of five or more were made, sometimes collected at the back by a pivot, so they hinged like a fan.
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rings. The engaged couple would wear one hoop each and rejoin them to use as a wedding ring. With triple link rings, a third person could witness the couple's vows and hold the third part of the ring until the marriage.
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and a third symbol, a heart, was added, sometimes with a third shank. Designs involving clasped hands, and sometimes a heart, remained popular after the
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wed Catherine Bora in 1525 with a gimmal ring inscribed "Whom God has joined together, Let no man put asunder".
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An early gimmal band, consisting of two interlocked rings sculpted to form a single ring, is to be found in the
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There are several references to gimmal rings in Shakespeare's plays, including a joint-ring mentioned in
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Around 1600, the gimmal ring began to sometimes incorporate the clasped hands of the
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The Power of Love, Levi, Karen editor,1988, Diamond Information Centre, London
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in 1202 and gave him a gimmal ring set with a ruby and two emeralds.
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In the 16th and 17th centuries, such rings were fashionable in
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