signet-ring

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Object Type
Museum number: AF.831
Description: Signet-ring; gold; engraved; flat oval bezel depicting quarterly shield of arms: 1 and 4, lion rampant; 2, chevron between three lions' faces, three mullets; 3, three hurts on chevron between three fleurs-de-lis(Girdler or Pickering?). Maker's mark.
Producer name
Production date: 17thC (early)
Production place: Made in: England
Materials
Technique
Dimensions: Diameter: 0.80 inches (hoop); Length: 0.66 inches (bezel); Weight: 136 grains
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments: Text from Dalton 1912, Catalogue of Finger Rings The third quarter may be Girdler or Pickering (Notts.) See also posy ring no.1204. - Dalton 1912 - (Franks bequest AF.1285) for a similar mark.
Bibliographic references
Location: Not on display
Subjects: heraldry; mammal
Associated names: Emblem of: Girdler (?); Emblem of: Pickering (?)
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1897
Department: Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number: AF.831

Free entry