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Artist/Maker	Sewell, Thomas I
Place of origin	Newcastle upon Tyne

This plain gold ring is marked for Thomas Sewell I who registered his first mark on 20th January 1846 and further marks up to 1st June 1866. He had been apprenticed to Thomas Watson in 1818. Thomas Watson was one of the most prominent of Newcastle silver-smiths at the time. Thomas Sewell was Warden of the Newcastle company of Goldsmiths some 15 times and is reported not to have missed a single meeting. The assay office in Newcastle was established in 1702 and closed in 1884.

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Categories	Metalwork Jewellery Marriage
Object type	Ring
Materials and techniques	Gold Gold
Brief description	Gold wedding ring, Newcastle upon Tyne, c. 1865. Mark of Thomas Sewell I.
Physical description	Plain narrow gold hoop with marks for Newcastle upon Tyne. The marks consist of the sovereign's head, a crown, 18, a castle mark and TS. There is no date letter. The hoop is slightly mis-shapen with signs of wear.
Dimensions	Diameter: 1.8cm
Credit line	Given in memory of Janet Eileen Johnson
Object history	RF 91/ 2205
Summary	This plain gold ring is marked for Thomas Sewell I who registered his first mark on 20th January 1846 and further marks up to 1st June 1866. He had been apprenticed to Thomas Watson in 1818. Thomas Watson was one of the most prominent of Newcastle silver-smiths at the time. Thomas Sewell was Warden of the Newcastle company of Goldsmiths some 15 times and is reported not to have missed a single meeting. The assay office in Newcastle was established in 1702 and closed in 1884.
Collection	Metalwork Collection
Accession number	M.8-1992

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Record created	June 24, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O374308/ring-sewell-thomas-i/

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