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Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Ring with skeleton and hourglass, made in England, c.1695...
Ring with skeleton and hourglass, made in England, c.1695 (source).
The ring is inscribed inside ‘God above increase our love’, and the skeleton and hourglass were presumably added when it was converted into a mourning ring.
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