Gold memento mori finger ring

Made:
1815 in Europe and unknown place
Gold memento mori finger ring (human remains; human hair; finger ring; memento mori) Gold memento mori finger ring (human remains; human hair; finger ring; memento mori) Gold memento mori finger ring Gold memento mori finger ring Gold memento mori finger ring

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Gold memento mori finger ring
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Gold memento mori finger ring
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Gold memento mori finger ring
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

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
Materials:
gold, glass and hair
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