Gold music ring in Morristown Museum

At the Morristown Museum in New Jersey, they will feature the Murtogh D. Guinness collection, including the gold music ring crafted from 18-carat gold which combine the art of jewelry designer, the goldsmith, the engraver, the enameller, the stone setter, and the first generation of musical box makers. The gold music ring was crafted in Switzerland between 1802 and 1812 and plays an ancient song entitled Le Ranz des Vaches, which was popular at the time. The Morristown Museum measures 4,300 square foot Guinness gallery which could be the permanent home for the collection. The opening day is on November 6 and it will be free for public .The museum also features the 700 other movable figures and musical devices which is part of an exhibit of mechanical music items in the museum's Guinness gallery Murtogh D. Guiness 150 collection will be displayed to the public in the display , other musical items will be kept in special preservation rooms and some will be visible from some parts of the first floor of the new wing. Murtogh D Guinness is truly an artist with a thousand of collections. He belong to a Irish Guinness brewery family which began collecting music boxes and other mechanical music items as a child during a visit to France. [via world gold council]