Reproduction
Title
Mourning ring
Object Category
rings
Description
Gold mourning ring with profile cameo of Bentham with gold hair and dark brown/black face on a white background, inscriptions engraved inside the ring, inside the ring there is a lock of Bentham's hair which is covered by clear glass. Smudge of ink (?) on inside of ring, partly covering the word 'died' and all of '6'.
Inside - "Born 4/15 Feb. 1747 & died 6 June 1832 in his 85 year. Jeremy Bentham Hair & profile."
Production Date
1832 to 1832
Material
Dimensions
height: 19 mm
width: 23 mm
depth: 24 mm
Collection
Jeremy Bentham Auto-Icon Collection
Accession Number
LDUJB-07
Alternative Number
Btemp-13
Administration Name
UCL Science and Engineering Collections
