Ring: M.2-1895

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Entities

Ring

Categories

Jewellery

Description

Silver, with octagonal bezel engraved with a letter J or T and two six-pointed stars

Notes

History note: Found on Hanworth Common, Norfolk in 1892

Legal notes

Purchased

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 3 cm
Height: 3 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1895)

Dating

15th Century#
Circa 1400 - 1499

School or Style

Components of the work

Bezel Width 1.7 cm
Decoration

Materials used in production

References and bibliographic entries

British Rings at the Fitzwilliam Museum page(s): 4

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.2-1895
Primary reference Number: 119130
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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