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Byron memorial ring

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle

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Byron memorial ring

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Title
Byron memorial ring
Names
Rawlings, Charles (Creator)
Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1824 (Inferred)
Place: London
Library locations
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle
Shelf locator: *Pforz
Topics
Baron, Byron, George Gordon Byron, 1788-1824 -- Appreciation
Gold rings
Genres
Specimens
Rings
Jewelry
Objects
Mourning jewelry
Notes
Content: 18 carat gold ring; with shield bearing a red and white enameled crown icon, "BYRON" scripted beneath; "IN MEMORY OF" scripted around the outside of the band, with black enamel in the negative space; "Died 19 April 1824 Aged 36" engraved in cursive script on the inside of the band. Six English hallmarks stamped on the inside of the band: maker's mark: "CR" (i.e., Charles Rawlings); duty mark: George III; purity marks: a crown, "18" (i.e., 18 carat English gold); assay office mark: a jaguar's head (i.e., London); date hallmark: "i" (i.e., 1824).
Creation/production credits: Charles Rawlings, goldsmith
Content: Within black jewelry case.
Physical Description
Gold
Extent: 1 ring : gold band, enamel detail ; 21 mm.
Type of Resource
Three dimensional object
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 370430083
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b18062012
NYPL Exhibition ID: TL 24.07.044
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f5503450-a2ac-013c-a88c-0242ac110004
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1824: Created
  • 2024: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "Byron memorial ring " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1824. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e7fba7d0-a2ad-013c-7a26-0242ac110002

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "Byron memorial ring " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e7fba7d0-a2ad-013c-7a26-0242ac110002

APA Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. (1824). Byron memorial ring Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e7fba7d0-a2ad-013c-7a26-0242ac110002

Wikipedia Citation

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Byron memorial ring