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Ring: M.1-1991

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: EG
Gem engraver: Unknown

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Description

Gold, the shank dividing at the shoulders, the oval bezel with four claws holding a sardonyx intaglio of the Gardner crest, a griffin beside an anchor

Notes

History note: Unknown before testator

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Mrs Clarice Ellen Gardner

Measurements and weight

Height: 2.5 cm
Width: 2.2 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Gardner, Clarice Ellen, Mrs

Dating

1819 - 1921

Components of the work

Bezel composed of sardonyx
Ring composed of gold

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: EG
  • Location: Inside shank
  • Method of creation: Struck
  • Type: Maker's mark

Inscription present: crown

  • Location: Inside shank
  • Method of creation: Struck
  • Type: Hall mark
  • Text: 18
  • Location: Inside shank
  • Method of creation: Struck
  • Type: Hall mark

Inscription present: anchor

  • Location: Inside shank
  • Method of creation: Struck
  • Type: Hall mark
  • Text: V
  • Location: Inside shank
  • Method of creation: Struck
  • Type: Hall mark

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.1-1991
Primary reference Number: 163604
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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