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V&A South Kensington
Jewellery, Rooms 91, The William and Judith Bollinger Gallery

Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	England (made)

Enamelled gold commemorative ring, the oval bezel with a revolving centre. On the obverse, an intaglio portrait of Charles I and on the reverse a skull between CR a coronet above and a royal crown below. Inscribed GLORIA and VANITAS. The border inscribed behind IA: the 30/1648 The hoop engraved inside Emigravit gloria Angl

Object details

Categories	Jewellery Metalwork Royalty Death Europeana Fashion Project
Object type	Ring
Materials and techniques	Engraved and enamelled gold Gold Enamel
Brief description	Enamelled gold commemorative ring for Charles I, the oval bezel with a revolving centre with an intaglio portrait of Charles I and a skull between CR a coronet above and a royal crown below on the reverse. England, about 1649.
Physical description	Enamelled gold commemorative ring, the oval bezel with a revolving centre. On the obverse, an intaglio portrait of Charles I and on the reverse a skull between CR a coronet above and a royal crown below. Inscribed GLORIA and VANITAS. The border inscribed behind IA: the 30/1648 The hoop engraved inside Emigravit gloria Angl
Dimensions	Height: 1.9cm Width: 2.2cm Depth: 1.6cm
Marks and inscriptions	CR Inscribed GLORIA and VANITAS inscribed IA: the 30/1648 (The border; behind) engraved Emigravit gloria Angl (The hoop; inside) Translation 'The glory of England has departed'
Credit line	Given by Dame Joan Evans
Object history	Acquired by Sir John Evans at Christie's in 1895 Historical significance: Commemorates the death of King Charles I
Subjects depicted	Mourning Skull (Skeleton Component) Intaglios Coronets (Crowns) Crowns (Headdresses) Charles I (King of England)
Collection	Metalwork Collection
Accession number	M.274-1962

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Record created	July 17, 2006
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O126104/ring-unknown/

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