Mourning Ring
1661 (dated)
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This enamelled gold mourning ring commemorates the death of Samuel Nicholets of Hertfordshire who died on 7th July 1661, as is recorded in the inscription inside the ring. The ring is hollow, and a lock of hair curls around within it, visible through the openwork of the enamelled decoration of skulls and coats of arms.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Enamelled gold with hair ornament |
| Brief description | Enamelled gold mourning ring, with openwork ornament underlaid with hair and skulls and two coats of arms, one for the Nicholets family of Herefordshire, made in England, 1661 |
| Physical description | Enamelled gold mourning ring, with openwork ornament underlaid with hair. The outside of the hoop enamelled in black and white with skulls and two coats of arms, one for Nicholets, of Herefordshire. Inscribed inside Samuell Nicholets obijt [died] 17 July (1661) Christ is my portion. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Samuell Nicholets obijt 17 July (1661) Christ is my portion (inscription inside the hoop)
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| Credit line | Given by Dame Joan Evans |
| Object history | Part of a small group of openwork hoops with hair including a memento mori ring for Henry Hammond, dean of Christchurch and chaplain to Charles I (died 1655) which was sold at Christies South Kensington in November 2009 for £2875. |
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| Summary | This enamelled gold mourning ring commemorates the death of Samuel Nicholets of Hertfordshire who died on 7th July 1661, as is recorded in the inscription inside the ring. The ring is hollow, and a lock of hair curls around within it, visible through the openwork of the enamelled decoration of skulls and coats of arms. |
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| Accession number | M.156-1962 |
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| Record created | July 11, 2006 |
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