Accession No
1883.572.1
Description
Signet finger ring made of copper alloy with an oval bezel, wide shoulders and hoop with an oval cross-section. Bezel engraved with a stag's head and a plain groove border surrounding the central design.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Suffolk; Chevington
Period
Post Medieval
Source
Cambridge Antiquarian Society [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1883.572.1
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper alloy; ?Brass
Local Term
Measurements
22mm
Events
Context (Display)
Previously mounted on patterned paper-wrapped display board along with 1883.572.2 with handwritten label.
Event Date
Author: Alana Edgeworth
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1883.572[.1-2]: 'Oval flat band for finger; bezel; Stag's Head'
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Collected in 1843
Event Date 1843
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Accession Register description for 1883.572[.1-2]: 'Ring for finger, brass, bezel oval, stag's head.'
Event Date 1883
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Signet finger ring made of copper alloy with an oval bezel, wide shoulders and hoop with an oval cross-section. Bezel engraved with a stag's head and a plain groove border surrounding the central design.
Event Date 30/1/2024
Author: Alana Edgeworth
Context (Amendments / updates)
The Place field for 1883.572[.1-2] is currently identified as Cambridge, this is also reflected in the Accession Register. However on the reverse of the display board, a handwritten label reads 'Chevington, Suffolk'. The Place field has been amended accordingly.
Event Date 30/1/2024
Author: Alana Edgeworth
FM:15059
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