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Ring: PER.M.163-1923

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

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.

Notes

History note: Unknown before testator

Legal notes

S.G. Perceval Bequest

Place(s) associated

  • England ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

17th Century, Late
18th Century, Early
Circa 1690 - Circa 1720

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

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 or legends present

Inscription present: scratched twice

  • Text: of NO

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: PER.M.163-1923
Primary reference Number: 45908
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 29 April 2024 Last processed: Saturday 22 March 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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