![Finger ring with mechanical musical device, made by Piguet & Capt, Geneva, c. 1838.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/blog-titelbild-ringe-liebe-300x225.jpg)
Jewels of Love and Romance
European artists and jewellers shared a common visual language of love and romance, with some symbolism dating as far back as ancient Greece and Rome. Among many design motifs, musical themes, pastoral settings, flowers and animals are all traditionally found on jewellery with romantic associations.
![Finger ring with mechanical musical device, made by Piguet & Capt, Geneva, c. 1838.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/gbe-147955-dep-11139-225x300.jpg)
![The melody of the mechanical musical device, recorded by Alfons Eschle, Laufen.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/melodie-dep-11139-225x300.jpg)
![Finger ring with mandolin, c. 1800.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/gbe-148043-dep-11432-225x300.jpg)
![Love ring with rebus, c. 1785.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/gbe-147856-dep-10995-225x300.jpg)
![Love ring from Austria, around 1790.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/gbe-147874-dep-11015-300x300.jpg)
![Love ring with ruby-studded rose, emeralds as leaves and concealed compartment under the rose, Germany, 1831.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/dig-46140-dep-11418-zu-300x225.jpg)
![Love ring with ruby-studded rose, emeralds as leaves and concealed compartment under the rose, Germany, 1831.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/dig-46140-dep-11418-offen-300x225.jpg)
Love ring with ruby-studded rose, emeralds as leaves and concealed compartment under the rose, Germany, 1831. Swiss National Museum / Alice and Louis Koch Collection
![Love ring with hinged lids decorated with daisies, circa 1835.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/dig-46149-dep-11482-zu-300x218.jpg)
![Love ring with hinged lids decorated with daisies, circa 1835.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/dig-46149-dep-11482-offen-300x218.jpg)
Love ring with hinged lids decorated with daisies, circa 1835. Swiss National Museum / Alice and Louis Koch Collection
![Friendship or love ring with dog, Geneva, c. 1830.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/gbe-148059-dep-11453-300x189.jpg)
![Love ring with dove on a cherry branch, Italy, c. 1800.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/gbe-147870-dep-11011-248x300.jpg)
The collection
The exhibition showcases more than 7,000 exhibits from the Museum’s own collection, highlighting Swiss artistry and craftsmanship over a period of about 1,000 years. The exhibition spaces themselves are important witnesses to contemporary history, and tie in with the objects displayed to create a historically dense atmosphere that allows visitors to immerse themselves deeply in the past.