Drawings Medieval gold finger ring from Scotland
Object number
LDSAL2020.34.55
Production date
1791
Material
paper
pen
ink
watercolour
pen
ink
watercolour
Technique
Drawing
Painting (Image-Making)
Painting (Image-Making)
Dimensions
Height: 83mm
Width: 82mm
Height (of Mount): 139mm
Width (of Mount): 127mm
Width: 82mm
Height (of Mount): 139mm
Width (of Mount): 127mm
Inscriptions
Inscription content
Antique Gold ring found near Friars Carse the Seat of
Robert Riddell Esq. of Glenriddell.
Archaeol. Vol. X. p 478.
Robert Riddell Esq. of Glenriddell.
Archaeol. Vol. X. p 478.
References
Reference (free text)
Archaeologia 10 (1792): 478-482.
Illustration (Engraving), fig. 7, pl. XL, opp. page 478.
'a gold ring found in the beginning of May 1791, near Mr. Riddel's house...its weight is exactly one ounce, and the stone is of a pale blue colour.'
