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Ring

  • Place of origin:

    England (made)

  • Date:

    1791 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Unknown

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Enamelled gold and woven hair under a rock crystal panel

  • Museum number:

    907-1888

  • Gallery location:

    In store

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The inscription around the enamelled edge of this mourning ring tells us that it was made to commemorate Gabriel Wirgman, who died on 12 September 1791 aged 53. A panel of his woven hair has been set within it, decorated by a funerary urn on a pillar. Gabriel Wirgman was a London jeweller. The ring was made according to instructions given in his will.

Place of Origin

England (made)

Date

1791 (made)

Artist/maker

Unknown

Materials and Techniques

Enamelled gold and woven hair under a rock crystal panel

Dimensions

Height: 3 cm (bezel)
Height: 2.2 cm
Width: 2.1 cm
Depth: 3.1 cm

Subjects depicted

Death; Mourning; Vase, Urn

Categories

Jewellery; Death

Collection code

MET

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