Wedding ring
Mary Ann Disraeli, 1st Viscountess Beaconsfield (1792 - 1872)
Category
Jewellery
Date
6 Jul 1872
Materials
Gold, Paper
Measurements
0.688 in (Diameter)
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Hughenden, Buckinghamshire
NT 428786
Summary
Lady Beaconsfield's gold wedding ring, hallmark worn and indecipherable. Accompanying slip of paper, with fold marks and imprint of the ring, in which the ring was stored. Note, written by Lady Beaconsfield on front of paper 'Dizzy's/ wedding ring/ taken off today/ because my hand and finger/ is swollen July 6 1872'. On reverse 'Wedding ring/ until my/ finger is better/ July 1872'.
Makers and roles
Mary Ann Disraeli, 1st Viscountess Beaconsfield (1792 - 1872), author