Accession No

BB 1915.226


Description

Finger ring made of platinum (from fragment of exploded German shells). Bezel set with a fifty centimes coin showing head of King Albert of Belgium.


Place

Europe; Western Europe; Belgium; West Flanders; Diksmuide


Period

20th century 1915


Source

von Hügel, Eliza (Baroness) [donor]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

BB 1915.226


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; ?Platinum


Local Term


Measurements

22mm x 20mm x 22mm


Events

Description (Labels & Markings)
Label attached to object reads: 'R.1915.226. Platinum (?) finger-ring with 50 cents plain bezel, made by Belgian soldier at the DIXMUDE front trenches for donor 1915. Baroness A. v. Hugel'.
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau


Context (Production / use)
Blue Book for BB 1915.226: 'Belgian trenches at Dixmude. Made by a Belgium soldier at the front from an exploded German (Bosch) shell by a Belgian soldier who spent his leave with relatives in the Hügel Home for Belgian refugee and presented the ring to the donor. AvH [Anatole von Hügel].'
Event Date 1915
Author: Lucie Carreau


Description (Physical description)
Blue Book for BB 1915.226: 'Finger ring made of platinum (from fragment of exploded German shells). Bezel set with a fifty centimes coin showing head of King Albert of Belgium'.
Event Date 1915
Author: Lucie Carreau


Context (Related Documents)
See 'Report on Collections Research and Cataloguing Project on Post Medieval 'To Be Disposed Of' Material' by David Kay in the archive (Doc.474) for background information.
Event Date 2019
Author: Lucie Carreau


FM:311211

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