Maker: Unknown
Gold, enamel, paste crystal, gold foil. Plain gold hoop. Shoulders decorated with a panel of foliate scrolls reserved on a ground of black enamel, now almost lost. Oval bezel containing in scallop decorated setting, under faceted paste, a portrait of William III in embossed gold foil. Surrounding this portrait a border of looped wire. Sides of bezel ornamented with flutings with black enamel and white dots.
History note: Unknown before testator
S.G. Perceval Bequest
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1922) by Perceval, Spencer George
17th Century, Late
18th Century, Early#
Circa
1690
-
Circa
1720
Part
composed of
gold foil
enamel
gold
paste (glass)
Hoop
Depth 1.0 mm
Height 3.0 mm
Length 18.5 mm
Bezel
Height 6.0 mm
Length 8.0 mm
Width 6.0 mm
Inscription present: scratched twice
Accession number: PER.M.163-1923
Primary reference Number: 45908
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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