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Ring: PER.M.231-1923

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Gold, garnets, ivory and hair. Plain gold hoop, triangular in section. Oval bezel, slightly pointed, with border of small square faceted garnets surrounding, under glass, a scene in paint and hair, on ivory. Scene depicts a landscape with church, house, river and tree. On the back of the bezel is the inscription: Alice
Keay

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

Components of the work

Part composed of garnet hair gold ivory
Hoop Depth 1.0 mm Height 1.5 mm Length 20.5 mm
Bezel (oval) Height 3.0 mm Length 16.0 mm Width 13.5 mm

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Alice Keay
  • Location: On the back of the bezel

Identification numbers

Accession number: PER.M.231-1923
Primary reference Number: 46423
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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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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Ring" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/46423 Accessed: 2024-12-18 16:53:35

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