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Ring: PER.M.259-1923

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Current Location: In storage

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Maker: Unknown

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Description

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

Notes

History note: Unknown before testator

Legal notes

S.G. Perceval Bequest

Measurements and weight

Depth: 1 mm
Height: 1.25 mm
Length: 20.5 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century, Late
Production date: dated AD 1788

School or Style

Neoclassical

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Part composed of enamel gold ivory glass
Bezel (marquise) Height 4.5 mm Length 33.5 mm Width 19 mm

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: NOT LOST BUT GONE BEFORE
  • Location: On pedestal
  • Method of creation: Hand-written in gold
  • Type: Inscription

Inscription present: inscription

  • Text: TO BLISS
  • Location: On scroll
  • Method of creation: Hand-written in gold
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: Garsford Gibbs Obt 25 Dec 1788 aet 15
  • Location: On back of bezel
  • Type: Inscription

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PER.M.259-1923
Primary reference Number: 46586

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 29 April 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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