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Maker: Unknown
Gold and enamel. Thin, narrow hoop expanding at the shoulders. Marquise shaped bezel with enamel border, gold dots reserved in white enamel. Under glass a painting on ivory of a woman seated by an urn, which is on a pedestal bearing the inscription: 'NOT LOST BUT GONE BEFORE'. Above the pedestal a cherub holds a scroll inscribed: 'TO BLISS'. On the back of the bezel is the inscription:
Garsford
Gibbs
Obt 25 Dec
1788
aet 15
History note: Unknown before testator
S.G. Perceval Bequest
Depth: 1.0 mm
Height: 1.25 mm
Length: 20.5 mm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1922) by Perceval, Spencer George
18th Century, Late
Production date:
dated
AD 1788
Part
composed of
enamel
gold
ivory
glass
Bezel (marquise)
Height 4.5 mm
Length 33.5 mm
Width 19.0 mm
Inscription present: inscription
Accession number: PER.M.259-1923
Primary reference Number: 46586
Stable URI
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/46586 Accessed: 2024-12-31 23:27:36
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