A GEORGE II MEMENTO MORI MOURNING RINGCIRCA 1756 The oval facetted rock crystal panel above an enamelled skull within a gold coloured wire surround, in a reeded closed back setting, to a black enamelled scrolled shank inscribed GULs CARPENTER OB; 3 JULIJ 1756 AE:76, the shank with makers mark CDSize/dimensions: finger size approximately OGross weight: 4.1 gramsWilliam CARPENTER (1680-1756) a maltster, the son of William CARPENTER (1661-1729) by Elizabeth KNIGHT (1664-1726). In 1706 he married Susanna PRIME (1682-1777). He had seven children: Susanna (1707-); William (1708-1782) a yeoman; Mary (1711-); Elizabeth (1713-1806); Philip (1715-1790); Margaret (1718-1796); John (1721-). At his death he is referred to as William CARPENTER senior and his burial 6th July 1756 at the church of St Mary the Virgin Adeby, Norfolk is marked by a memorial that still exists today. His will gained probate at the Court of the Diocese of Norwich, where he is referred to as William Denny CARPENTER.品相报告: There are losses to the enamelled decoration, there is nibbling to the facet edges of the rock crystal. The ring size is approximate due to the shape of the shank