Seal ring
Category
Jewellery
Date
circa 1760 - 1804
Materials
Silver and silver-gilt
Measurements
45 mm (H); 27 mm (W); 30 mm (D)
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Powis Castle and Garden, Powys
NT 1180728
Summary
Silver gilt seal ring with fob mount, the Clive family shield with three mullets in a band supported by a Griffin and Elephant under a barons coronet. The motto in intaglio.
Provenance
Robert Clive (1725-1774) was made Baron Clive of Plassey, County Clare in 1760. The title was inherited by his son in 1774. Purchased by the National Trust with funding from The National Heritage Memorial Fund from John George Herbert, 8th Earl of Powis and Powis Estate Trustees in August 1999.