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Ring: PER.M.196-1923

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Gold, hoop decorated with skeleton reserved in black enamel. Bezel, coffin shaped with flat glass?/paste? covering a white skeleton. Engraved inside: R.P. obt 8 May. 1725. At 72.

Notes

History note: Unknown before testator

Legal notes

S.G. Perceval Bequest

Measurements and weight

Depth: 1.5 mm
Height: 4.0 mm
Length: 22.0 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century, Early#
Circa 1714 - Circa 1747

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Part composed of enamel gold paste (glass)

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: D
  • Type: Mark

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: PER.M.196-1923
Primary reference Number: 46115
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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