Accession No
1907.793.1
Description
Signet finger ring with tobacco stopper, made of copper alloy. Consisting of an oval bezel and hoop with a a semi-circular cross-section with a short tobacco stopper attached at the bottom. The stopper is joined with a moulded collar at the junction and a raised band in the centre which slightly expands towards a flared terminal. The bezel is inscribed with the initial 'M' and a plain groove border surrounds the central design.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Milton; Milton Road
Period
Post Medieval
Source
Cambridge Antiquarian Society [monetary donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1907.793.1
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper Alloy; ?Bronze
Local Term
Measurements
32mm
Events
Context (Display)
Previously mounted on patterned paper-wrapped display board along with idno 1907.793.2 with handwritten label.
Event Date
Author: Alana Edgeworth
Context (Field collection)
Found on the Milton Rd.
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Accession Register: 'A bronze ring-pipe-stopper, with oval facet engraved with an 'M' (imperfect).'
Event Date 1907
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Signet finger ring with tobacco stopper, made of copper alloy. Consisting of an oval bezel and hoop with a a semi-circular cross-section with a short tobacco stopper attached at the bottom. The stopper is joined with a moulded collar at the junction and a raised band in the centre which slightly expands towards a flared terminal. The bezel is inscribed with the initial 'M' and a plain groove border surrounds the central design.
Event Date 2/2/2024
Author: Alana Edgeworth
FM:19248
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