Maker: Unknown
Gold, enamel, paste crystal, gold foil. Plain gold hoop. Shoulders decorated with a panel of foliate scrolls reserved on a ground of black enamel, now almost lost. Oval bezel containing in scallop decorated setting, under faceted paste, a portrait of William III in embossed gold foil. Surrounding this portrait a border of looped wire. Sides of bezel ornamented with flutings with black enamel and white dots.
History note: Unknown before testator
S.G. Perceval Bequest
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1922) by Perceval, Spencer George
17th Century, Late
18th Century, Early
Circa
1690
-
Circa
1720
Part
composed of
gold foil
enamel
gold
paste (glass)
Hoop
Depth 1 mm
Height 3 mm
Length 18.5 mm
Bezel
Height 6 mm
Length 8 mm
Width 6 mm
Inscription present: scratched twice
Accession number: PER.M.163-1923
Primary reference Number: 45908
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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