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Memorial Ring and Case
Memorial Ring and Case

Memorial Ring and Case

Associated (London, England, 1697 - 1764)
Date1789
Mediumgold, painted cameo, pearls, glass and leather.
ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings
DimensionsOverall: 1.7 x 1.9 x 3cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1939 by Miss Lizzie Hogarth.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationOn Loan
Object numberABDAG000133
Keywords
About MeThis gold ring is set with an eliptical cameo painted with an urn upon a pedestal on which is inscribed the motto: 'In Life Belov'd In Death Lamented'. A lamenting classical figure mourns the departed individual. This scene is surrounded by small pearls. Beneath the glass is human hair and engraved on the setting: 'Mrs Hogarth.Obt.13 Novr.1789 Aet:80

Hogarth's wife Jane Thornhill died at the age of 80 in 1789. Thus this ring must commemorate her death.
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A heartfelt tribute to the artist William Hogarth's wife Jane who had died aged 80 in 1789. Exquisitely painted on an elliptical enamel cameo with the motto inscribed 'In Life Belov'd In Death Lamented'.