Finger ring

Description

Gold and enamel finger ring inset with monogram "JR" and crown, given by James VII and II to Sir Peter Halkett the night he fled from London in 1688

Museum reference

H.NJ 100

Object name

Finger ring

Date

1688

Materials

Gold, Crystal, Enamel

Physical description

Gold, set with a crystal; enamel, light blue

Associations

Previous owner: Sir Peter Halkett
Presenter: James VII and II, King of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1633 - 1701

Exhibitions

• Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites (23 Jun 2017 - 12 Nov 2017)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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