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 engraved outside and inside the ring, inside the ring there is a braided lock of Bentham's hair which is covered by clear glass.
Images show the ring before and after conservation.
Inside - "Born 4/15 Feb. 1747 & died 6 June 1832 in his 85 year. Jeremy Bentham Hair & profile." Outside- Memento for Dr Neil Arnott"
Creator
John Field
Production Date
1822 to 1832
Material
Collection
Jeremy Bentham Auto-Icon Collection
Accession Number
LDUJB-14
Alternative Number
007/24, EN-2024-05
Administration Name
UCL Science and Engineering Collections
