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mourning-ring
Object Type
mourning-ring
Museum number
AF.1614
Description
Mourning ring; gold; coffin shaped bezel with letters in gold thread, surmounted by skull, beneath rock crystal (or glass); round hoop, skeleton, pick and spade crossed and panel with inscription over three darts crossed, in black enamel; inscribed.
Producer name
Made by:
Goldsmith MP
Production date
1722
(date of inscription)
Production place
Made in:
England
Materials
gold
enamel
rock crystal
(?)
glass
(?)
Technique
enamelled
Dimensions
Diameter:
0.76 inches
Weight:
64 grains
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Dalton 1912 / Franks Bequest Catalogue of the Finger Rings, Early Christian, Byzantine, Teutonic, Mediaeval and Later, Bequeathed by Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks, KCB, in which are included the other rings of the same period in the Museum.
(1545)
Location
Not on display
Condition
crystal chipped
Subjects
death
tool/implement
arms/armour
Associated names
Named in inscription:
H Maundrell
Acquisition name
Bequeathed by:
Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks
Acquisition date
1897
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
AF.1614