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Ring: PER.M.238-1923

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Gold, pearls, amethysts and ivory. Plain gold hoop, triangular in section. Circular bezel, set in a double row with small pearls and amethysts. At the centre, under glass, a design in paint and hair on ivory of a landscape with architecture and trees.

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

Components of the work

Part composed of amethyst pearl hair gold ivory
Hoop Depth 1.0 mm Height 1.5 mm Length 19.0 mm
Bezel Height 4.0 mm Length 13.0 mm Width 13.0 mm

Identification numbers

Accession number: PER.M.238-1923
Primary reference Number: 46466
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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