The ring for women, in many families, is passed on to the next generation as a heirloom.
The family heirloom can be in precious or semiprecious stones and these are generally handed over to the next generation by the previous generations.
Generally after the death or demise of the heir of the family the whole assets go to the next heir.
The land papers and building and the jewelleries are all handed over to the person who is going to hold and carry on the family name.
The rings for the women generally are wedding rings or engagement rings that are passed on from the lady of the heir to the next heiress.
The jewelleries are mostly of precious stones like diamond and ruby and emerald.
The wedding ring for women was made of stone settings with a single large stone in the middle and if they belong to the men - the width was broader but the stones were small in size and set all over the ring in a circle.
Many rings were made with small stones set through the half circle of the ring so that the part that stays on the inner side has no stones to brush the skin.
The men used diamonds as the white color or colorless stone was their favorite but the women rings mostly had stone with color like a ruby or emerald.
The ring for women in most of the families was part of a set of jewelleries - with the same setting of stones in the necklace and wristlet and in the ring for the fingers.
They formed part of the family asset and the lady of the family used to wear the heirloom set on special occasion - with matching gown and other accessories.
Many family had jewelleries named after the family name and they became famous in later days.
The rings for the ladies were of intricate designs and also heavy weight but still we find the rings were worn by the ladies regularly as they were received as part of the trousseau.