The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700

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Signet Ring [ARK00258]

Attached People: Collector (major) - Bargrave, John (1610-1680)
Location(s): Current location at - Canterbury Cathedral Library and Archives (Library and/or Archive) -> Canterbury Cathedral (Institution)
Annotation:[Canterbury Catalog: Mounted with Shellac impression, also a cast and 2 wax impressions. A silver ring with a design depicting a swathe of cloth around the entire ring and a monogram; I and B overlaid on the face. The I' would have respresented the J' in John Bargrave. Originally attached to a card which was dated c. 1650](1650)