Summary
Gold snake dress ring with opal made by William Lamborn, Melbourne, Victoria, circa 1860.
Women's dress rings from this time are quite rare as the majority of surviving women's rings made in Australia between the 1850s and 1900s are typically wedding bands.
Physical Description
Gold ring with snake design featuring a centrally set opal.
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Clothing & Textiles, Home & Community, Engineering, Working Life & Trades
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Acquisition Information
Purchase
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Acknowledgement
Collection created by Trevor Hancock and Mark Dale.
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Maker
William Lamborn, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1860
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Inscriptions
"fleur-de-lis" "WL" "crown"
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Type of item
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Object Dimensions
27 mm (Width), 33 mm (Depth), 13 mm (Height), 6.79 g (Weight)
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