Ring: PER.M.301-1923

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Entities

Ring
fede gimmel ring

Categories

Jewellery

Description

Silver gilt, tripartite hoop composed of narrow central hoop with two hearts to form bezel, vertical line decoration and two outer hoops, plain with single groove, each with a green claw set stone (one stone missing).

Notes

History note: Unknown before testator

Legal notes

S.G. Perceval Bequest

Measurements and weight

Depth: 1.0 mm
Height: 2.5 mm
Length: 20.5 mm

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Materials used in production

References and bibliographic entries

Franks bequest. Catalogue of the finger rings, early Christian, Byzantine, Teutonic, mediaeval and later. page(s): pp. 161-70
British Rings 800-1914 page(s): p. 38

Identification numbers

Accession number: PER.M.301-1923
Primary reference Number: 46911
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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