Mourning ring

rings

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"

John Field

1822 to 1832

gold, glass, hair, enamel

Jeremy Bentham Auto-Icon Collection

LDUJB-14

007/24, EN-2024-05

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