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Maker: Unknown
Gold and ivory. Plain flat gold hoop. Inside is inscribed in script: 'Content is a continall treasure'. Long oval bezel, containing, under glass, the figure of a woman leaning on an urn which stands on a pedestal, beneath a weeping willow. Round the upper half of the oval is painted 'NOT LOST BUT GONE BEFORE'. On the back of the bezel is the inscription:
Jean
Crosby
Ob.. 17 Aug 1790
Æt 61
History note: Unknown before testator
S.G. Perceval Bequest
Depth: 0.75 mm
Height: 2.25 mm
Length: 21 mm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1922) by Perceval, Spencer George
18th Century, Late
Production date:
AD 1790
Part
composed of
gold
ivory
glass
Bezel (long Oval)
Height 3.5 mm
Length 20 mm
Width 13.5 mm
Accession number: PER.M.260-1923
Primary reference Number: 46635
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Ring" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/46635 Accessed: 2024-11-02 16:37:53
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