1710s Stuart Crystal "Grim Reaper" Slide micromosaic They would receive iron jewellery

They would receive iron jewellery in return

It is mentioned in The Romance of Princess Amelia

in front of a vine with grape bunches

The inside of the band is inscribed "A Lagdon 7 Dec 1721 ceta 60" with a WC maker's mark

and even better that it's made by the esteemed Charles Green & Son

1710s Stuart Crystal "Grim Reaper" Slide micromosaic They would receive iron jewelleryDATE: 18th Century, c. 1714 This extraordinary Stuart Crystal slide was made at the very beginning of the Georgian era, in 1714. It carries a double dedication to the reverse: for "WC Obt. 24 Dec: 1714" and "MC Obt. 6 Mar: 1717". It is likely that the piece was commissioned in 1714, to commemorate the death of WC, with the second dedication added later. The slide would have been worn on a black ribbon, around the wrist or the neck. Under the crystal