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Maker: Unknown
Gold, plain hoop expanding at shoulders which are slightly chased, as is also the back of the bezel. Large marquise bezel decorated with an edge of pellets, containing, on a background of ivory, the figure of a woman painted standing leaning against an urn made of hair upon a pedestal decorated with small pearls, the whole scene beneath overhanging trees. Engraved on back of bezel:
Revd
Thos
Neale
died Mar 26
1782
Aged 48
History note: Unknown before testator, Spencer George Perceval (1838-1922)
S.G. Perceval Bequest, 1922
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1923) by Perceval, Spencer George
18th Century, Late
George III
Production date:
AD 1782
Part
composed of
pearl
hair
gold
ivory
Hoop
Depth 1.5 mm
Height 1.5 mm
Length 21.5 mm
Bezel
Width 5.0 mm
Accession number: PER.M.243-1923
Primary reference Number: 46490
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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