The Epworth Collection

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gold and enamel mourning ring (the empty ring box is in the collection store tray 1)

An English gold and white enamel mourning ring dated 1750. Often a middle or upper class person would leave money in their will to pay for a memento which was given to their family or close friends. As such they are very real links to the person they commemorate. John Romley was curate at St Andrews Church, Epworth. He died in 1750 aged 50 having descended into madness and confinement.

Category: ring

Material Part: gold and white enamel

Inscription:

engraved - around circumference

John Romley OB:7Dec.1750 AE:40

Measurements:

diameter
height 23mm (size Q)
diameter
width 23mm (size Q)

Object Number: 2016-764

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