Ring

Description

Gold and enamel "Four Peers" ring, commemorating the four Jacobite lords - Kilmarnock, Derwentwater, Balmerino and Lovat - executed in 1746 - 1747 for their part in the Rising, c. 1747

Museum reference

H.NJ 154

Object name

Ring

Production information

Ebenezer Oliphant, Goldsmith
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

c. 1747

Materials

Gold, Enamel

Physical description

Gold; enamel, white

Associations

Lord Kilmarnock
Lord Derwentwater
Lord Balmerino
Lord Lovat

Exhibitions

• Inspiring Walter Scott (06 Aug 2021 - 08 Jan 2023)
  National Museum of Scotland

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