Ring

Unknown

The Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom

Gold mourning ring with a marquise bezel with a miniature of a weeping willow and an urn on a pedestal inscribed SACRED TO LOVE and behind with Ino. Amey Ob 18 Mar 1791 Aet 64..
The miniature is made from finely chopped human hair in a brown pigment painted onto ivory.

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Details

Title: Ring
Creator: Unknown
Date Created: 1750/1800
Location: Great Britain
Physical Dimensions: Height: 2.5 cm, Width: 2.2 cm, Depth: 3.3 cm
Medium: Engraved gold with a miniature painted with chopped hair and brown pigment on an ivory ground

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