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Ring: PER.M.163-1923

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

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.

Notes

History note: Unknown before testator

Legal notes

S.G. Perceval Bequest

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1922) by Perceval, Spencer George

Dating

17th Century, Late
18th Century, Early#
Circa 1690 - Circa 1720

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

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 or legends present

Inscription present: scratched twice

  • Text: of NO

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: PER.M.163-1923
Primary reference Number: 45908
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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