Signet Ring
1500-1550 (made)
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Gold signet ring with an octagonal bezel engraved with a pelican in its piety, with behind, 'TS' in monogram. The hoop is reduced in size.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Engraved gold |
| Brief description | Gold signet ring with an octagonal bezel engraved with a pelican in its piety, with behind, 'TS' in monogram, made in England, about 1500-50. |
| Physical description | Gold signet ring with an octagonal bezel engraved with a pelican in its piety, with behind, 'TS' in monogram. The hoop is reduced in size. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'TS' in monogram. (Engraved on bezel.) |
| Object history | ex Waterton Collection Historical significance: An almost identical ring in the possession of Corpus Christi College, belonged to the founder, Richard Foxe, Bishop of Rochester (d.1528). It is possible therefore, that this is a standard signet of the Bishops of Winchester. |
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| Accession number | 792-1871 |
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| Record created | February 15, 2006 |
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