Ring: PER.M.165-1923

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Brown, William and Charles

Entities

Ring
cameo

Categories

Jewellery

Description

Gold, slender hoop broadening at shoulders; oval bezel containing under glass, paste cameo bust of Lord George Sackville, elderly face in profile towards the right, wig tied behind with a rosette, lace at the breast, collarless coat edged with lace showing two buttons, and inscribed BROWN F(ECIT) at the truncation.

Notes

History note: Unknown before testator

Legal notes

S.G. Perceval Bequest

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1922) by Perceval, Spencer George

Dating

18th Century
Circa 1700 - 1800

Note

After Tassie, James and William

Components of the work

Cameo composed of glass ( imitating onyx) Height 16 mm Width 16 mm
Ring composed of gold

Inscription or legends present

Text: BROWN F(ECIT)
Location: At the truncation
Type: Inscription

References and bibliographic entries

Classical gems: ancient and modern intaglios and cameos in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge page(s): 386

Identification numbers

Accession number: PER.M.165-1923
Primary reference Number: 177388
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 31 January 2018

Associated departments & institutions

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

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