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Engagement ring given to Harriet Westbrook by Percy Bysshe Shelley
- Title
- Engagement ring given to Harriet Westbrook by Percy Bysshe Shelley [realia].
- Publication
- [London?, ca. 1811?]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Mixed material | Permit needed | *Pforz | Schwarzman Building - Pforzheimer Collection Room 319 |
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- Description
- 1 ring
- Subject
- Note
- Latticed gold band with hinged joints, attached to a solid gold band on the inside; 14 white gemstones set around the ring at the center, with 28 turquoise chips set in rows above and below. Within silk-lined red leather morrocco case with a metal hook. Along with a torn paper envelope marked in the hand of Shelley's great-granddaughter, Lettice Esdaile Worrall (S'ANA 1070b) : "Engagement-ring / Shelley gave his / first wife Harriet / Westbrook." Shelved with realia.
- Access (note)
- Restricted access;
- Provenance (note)
- Harriet Westbrook Shelley; Eliza Ianthe Shelley Esdaile; Eliza Margaret Esdaile; Lettice Esdaile Worrall (ca. 1962).
- Call Number
- *Pforz
- OCLC
- 526842266
- Title
- Engagement ring given to Harriet Westbrook by Percy Bysshe Shelley [realia].
- Imprint
- [London?, ca. 1811?]
- Physical Medium
- gold setting, turquoise and [diamond?] gemstones; 20 mm. (diameter)
- Access
- Restricted access; Pforzheimer Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
- Provenance
- Harriet Westbrook Shelley; Eliza Ianthe Shelley Esdaile; Eliza Margaret Esdaile; Lettice Esdaile Worrall (ca. 1962).
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- Added Author
- Shelley, Harriet, 1795-1816, former owner.Esdaile, Ianthe, 1813-1876, former owner.Esdaile, Eliza Margaret, former owner.Worrall, Lettice Annie Esdaile, former owner.
- Research Call Number
- *Pforz