Ring known as the Four peers ring

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This gold and enamel ring is known as the 'Four Peers' ring. It commemorates the four Jacobite lords - Kilmarnock, Derwentwater, Balmerino and Lovat - who were executed in 1746 and 1747 for their part in the Jacobite rising of 1745.

The gold ring has a rectangular bezel with crowns at the corners. The initials 'B', 'D', 'L' and 'K' are inscribed in each corner and in the middle is the inscription 'L a...AP K 18 B AU D 8 DEC' around an executioner's axe and the date 1746.

A family tradition says that these rings were made by the Edinburgh goldsmith, Ebenezer Oliphant, who made Prince Charles's silver travelling canteen.

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• Online ID: 000-100-002-954-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.NJ 154
• Date: Around 1747
  c. 1747
  
• Material: Gold; enamel, white. Inscription: L a{ } AP K 18 B AU D 8 DEC around an executioner's axe with the date 1746 above / FT AB TD TS DM JD GF TC JB 30 JULY 1746 / JN D McD WO 22 AUG S{ } JW JR JH A LAW 28 NO
  Ring
  
• Dimensions: 20 mm D
  
• What: Ring
  
• Subject: Jewellery : finger rings (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: Ebenezer Oliphant (?) (Goldsmith)
  Lord Balmerino
  Lord Derwentwater
  Lord Kilmarnock
  Lord Lovat
  
• Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
  
• Event:
• 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
  
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