Reproduction
Title
Mourning ring
Object Category
rings
Description
Gold mourning ring with profile cameo of Jeremy Bentham with gold hair and dark brown/black face on a white background. Inscriptions are engraved outside and inside the ring, inside the ring there is a braided lock of Bentham's hair which is covered by clear glass.
"Memento for S. Van De Weyer" engraved on outside of band. Sylvain Van der Weyer was an ambassador to the UK during Bentham's life and was later Prime Minister of Belgium.
Production Date
1822 to 1824
Material
gold, Glass, hair, enamel
Dimensions
height: 19 mm
width: 23 mm
depth: 24 mm
Creator
John Field
Associated Person
Van der Weyer, Jean-Sylvain (ownership) , Bentham, Denis Roy
Collection
Jeremy Bentham Auto-Icon Collection
Accession Number
LDUJB-05
Alternative Number
Btemp-02.2
Administration Name
UCL Science and Engineering Collections
