Locket Ring

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A type of finger ring of which the bezel is a small locket. On an example from c. 1567, now at Chequers, the hoop and the cover of the locket are set with gemstones and inside are portraits ofElizabeth I and Anne Boleyn.

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Locket Ring

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A type of finger ring of which the bezel is a small locket. On an example from c. 1567, now at Chequers, the hoop and the cover of the locket are set with gemstones and inside are portraits ofElizabeth I and Anne Boleyn.

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From: An Illustrated Dictionary of Jewelry, autor: Harold Newman, publishers: Thames and Hudson