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Find Out MoreA lovely GeorgianJewellery made in the Georgian era (1714-1830). memorialTypically featuring skulls, urns and other symbols of death, these 16th-18th century jewels were inscribed with the names and dates of the deceased. ring, in great condition. The top, worked in a mixture of ink and hair, contains a lady sitting by an urn. Under the glass, and surrounding the urn is the inscription, ‘Weep not but prepare to follow’. Inside the shankThe circle of metal that attaches to the decorative part of a ring and encircles the finger. is engraved ‘Daniel Craister Ob 22nd may 1779 Aet 26’. The white enamelA pigmented glass-like material used in powdered form and fused onto the metal surface of a piece of jewellery. on the shank signifies that he was unmarried.
This ring would have been made for Daniel’s mother to wear in memory of him, with his actual hair used to form the designs on the front.
The other memorial ring that Dan’s father would have worn can be found here.
Rare and wonderful. Both rings should be kept together.
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