Gold memento mori finger ring
- Made:
- 1815 in Europe and unknown place
Gold memento mori finger ring, with rectangular swivel setting containing hair, under glass, with inscription on back of bezel, 1815, in memory of John Coakley Lettsom
Details
- Category:
- Wellcome (general)
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A641619
- Measurements:
-
overall: 13 mm x 22 mm x 24 mm, .006 kg
- type:
- human remains, human hair, finger ring and memento mori
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust
