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Ring
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Ring
- Place of origin:
England, Great Britain (possibly, made)
- Date:
1600-50 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
unknown (production)
- Materials and Techniques:
Engraved gold
- Credit Line:
Given by Dame Joan Evans
- Museum number:
M.272-1962
- Gallery location:
Jewellery, room 91, case 9, shelf A, box 16
Physical description
Gold ring, the octagonal bezel engraved with a shield with two notches and a merchant's mark with C & R attached, a skull above and the inscription 'RICORDATI. IL. TUO. FINN.', maker's mark 'MF' conjoined in a shield
Place of Origin
England, Great Britain (possibly, made)
Date
1600-50 (made)
Artist/maker
unknown (production)
Materials and Techniques
Engraved gold
Marks and inscriptions
marked with C & R attached
inscribed 'RICORDATI. IL. TUO. FINN.'
marked 'MF' conjoined in a shield
Dimensions
Height: 2.1 cm, Width: 2.1 cm, Depth: 1.4 cm
Object history note
Acquired by Dame Joan Evans in London in 1932
Descriptive line
Gold ring, the octagonal bezel engraved with a shield with two notches and a merchant's mark with C & R attached, a skull above and the inscription 'RICORDATI. IL. TUO. FINN.' (Remember the end). Possibly England, 1600-50.
Materials
Gold
Subjects depicted
Shields (motifs); Skull (skeleton component); Memento mori; Commerce
Categories
Metalwork; Jewellery
Collection code
MET
