Ring, finger - Collections Online | Museum Wales
This site uses cookies to improve your experience. View our Cookie Policy
Preferences

Cookie Preferences

Essential

These cookies are absolutely essential for our website to function properly.

 

Cookies that measure website use

We use Google Analytics to measure how you use the website so we can improve it based on user needs.

 

Cookies that help with communications and marketing

These cookies may be set by third party websites and do things like measure how you view YouTube videos.

 
 
View our Cookie Policy
Donate
Amgueddfa Cymru
Cymraeg
My account
Donate
Collections & Research
Departments Collections Online National Collections Centre

Amgueddfa
Cymru
Family

National Museum Cardiff

St Fagans National Museum of History

National Waterfront Museum

Big Pit National Coal Museum

National Slate Museum

National Wool Museum

National Roman Legion Museum

  • Collections & Research
  • Departments
  • Current Page: Collections Online
  • National Collections Centre
  • Articles
  • Ancient Wales
  • Art
  • Celf ar y Cyd
  • History
  • Natural History
  • The Museum at Work
  • Health, Wellbeing and Amgueddfa Cymru
Amgueddfa Cymru
  • About Us
  • Collections & Research
  • Learn
  • Shop
  • Support Us
  • What's On
  • Get Involved
  • Health & Wellbeing

Collections Online

Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales

Advanced Search

Advanced Search

Image filter options
Back to search results

Ring, finger

Memorial ring containing the hair of Dr Richard Price and Benjamin Franklin, late 18th century. The inscription engraved on the inside reads: 'Benjamin Franklin died 17 April 1790.' The inscription engraved on the outside reads: 'Rich'd Price D.D. Died 19 April 1790.'

A gold ring which has an oval bezel which is surrounded by diamonds. The bezel contains a lock of hair. There are engravings on the inside of the band and on the outer surface.

Ring, finger
Image: By permission of Amgueddfa Cymru — Museum Wales
 Zoom

Collection Area

Social & Cultural History

Item Number

51.91

Historical Associations

Associated Person/Body: Price, Dr. Richard
Association Type:

Creation/Production

Period: 18th century (late)

Acquisition

Loan

Measurements

diameter (mm): 20
Height (mm): 24
Width (mm): 14

Material

Gold
Hair (human)
Glass

Location

In store-room

Categories

loans in
Comments are currently unavailable. We apologise for the inconvenience.

Related Items

Art

Mole and son. A famous wrench. Newport, Wales

Photographer: HURN David
(1977)
NMW A 56069
More information
Art

Costume Designs for Welsh National Opera

Artist: MUMFORD, Peter
NMW A 22034
More information
Art

Street trader in Oxford Street. One of the first pictures ever taken by David Hurn, shot on a a Kodak folding Retina camera (first camera). London

Photographer: HURN David
(1955)
NMW A 56472
More information
Art

On Vaci Street angry crowds have stormed the Soviet Cultural shop and burnt the literature and propaganda material. Budapest, Hungary

Photographer: LESSING, Erich
(1956)
NMW A 57507
More information

Site Map

Amgueddfa Cymru

Amgueddfa Cymru

  • Visiting
  • Collections & Research
  • Learn
  • Blog
  • Support Us
  • Shop
  • Venue Hire

Our Museums

  • National Museum Cardiff
  • St Fagans National Museum of History
  • National Waterfront Museum
  • Big Pit National Coal Museum
  • National Slate Museum
  • National Wool Museum
  • National Roman Legion Museum

Connect With Us

  • Contact Us
  • Get Involved
  • Join the Mailing List
  • Facebook
  • Instagram

Corporate

  • About Us
  • Jobs
  • Press Office
  • Picture Library
  • National Collections Centre
  • Working with Others
  • Accessibility statement
  • Cookies
  • Copyright
Sponsored by Welsh Government
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
Charity No. 525774
× ❮ ❯