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Ring: M.4-1983

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Entities

  • Ring
  • royal commemorative ring

Categories

Description

Gold, rubies, enamel and hair. Bezel in the shape of a crown containing a locket with hair under glass, inscribed on the back: 'Hair of/King George/3rd/24 Feb. 1819'. Shoulders chased with roses.

Notes

History note: Unknown before donor

Legal notes

Given by Mrs J. Hull Grundy

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1983) by Hull Grundy, J., Mrs

Dating

Production date: dated AD 1819

Components of the work

Decoration composed of rubies ( probably) enamel
Part composed of hair
Ring composed of gold

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.4-1983
Primary reference Number: 119192
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 7 March 2018 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Ring" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/119192 Accessed: 2024-12-19 03:38:49

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/119192 |title=Ring |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-19 03:38:49|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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