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Maker: Unknown
Gold. In place of the engraved stone there is, under glass, on a ground of woven fair hair, an urn on a pedestal in white enamel and gilt metal. The pedestal is inscribed T.G. ob: 1790, round this runs the inscription in gilt metal reserved in white enamel, SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF AN ADOPTED CHILD.
History note: Unknown before testator
S.G. Perceval Bequest, 1922
Height: 29 mm
Width: 24 mm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1923) by Perceval, Spencer George
18th Century, Late
George III
Production date:
circa
AD 1790
Part
composed of
hair
( fair)
glass
Decoration
composed of
metal
( gilt)
enamel
( white)
Seal
composed of
gold
Inscription present: inscription in gilt metal reserved in white enamel, SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF AN ADOPTED CHILD.
Accession number: PER.M.274-1923
Primary reference Number: 175082
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Seal" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/175082 Accessed: 2024-11-21 23:35:33
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