Gold posy or wedding ring inscribed 'In love abide till death divide'

An image of Jewellery. Posy ring/wedding ring. Unknown maker, England. Plain flat hoop. Inscribed inside: In love abide till death divide. Gold, height, whole, 2.5 mm, depth, whole, 1.0 mm, length, whole, 20.0 mm. Spencer George Perceval Collection.

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Jewellery. Posy ring/wedding ring. Unknown maker, England. Plain flat hoop. Inscribed inside: In love abide till death divide. Gold, height, whole, 2.5 mm, depth, whole, 1.0 mm, length, whole, 20.0 mm. Spencer George Perceval Collection.

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Accession Number: PER.M.304-1923
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
Image height: 874 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 86.47kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 200
Fnumber: 22/1

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