{"product_id":"mourning-ring-1866","title":"Enamelled Mourning Ring for Charles Hilton dated 1866","description":"\u003cdiv data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);' data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgBCAUQAA\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003eA poignant antique mourning band, beautifully appointed with a starred setting highlighting a central banded Agate flanked by a pair of natural Pearls; in this instance oft representing tears. Engraved inside the band: '\u003cem\u003eC.J.Hilton obit Augt 19th 1866'.\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);' data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgBCAUQAA\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);' data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgBCAUQAA\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003eAfter research we have found this piece is in memory of Charles Jones Hilton (1809-1866) who was a prominent Victorian manufacturer, brewer, and civic figure in Faversham, Kent. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);' data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgBCAUQAA\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);' data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgBCAUQAA\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003eHe was married to Anna Maria Shepherd, daughter of local brewer Henry Shepherd,  around 1844, the same year Charles entered into a short-lived partnership in the Shepherd brewery (which later became Shepherd Neame). \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);' data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgBCAUQAA\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);' data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003e\u003cspan data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);' data-subtree=\"aimfl,mfl\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);' data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgBCAYQAA\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003eKey details of his life and career:\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);' data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiVlKyOi-aUAxVtTkEAHQP4I7sQi4wTegoIAggACAEICRAA\" class=\"\" data-bfc=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cul data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);' data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" class=\"KsbFXc U6u95\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);' data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgBCAkQAQ\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);' data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" class=\"T286Pc\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);' data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eLife Span:\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Born December 15, 1809, in Faversham, Kent, and died August 19, 1866, in Kensington, Middlesex.\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);' data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgBCAkQBg\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);' data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" class=\"T286Pc\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);' data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003ePublic Service:\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Served as the Mayor of Faversham for two terms (1846–1847 and 1850–1851).\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);' data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgBCAkQCw\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);' data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" class=\"T286Pc\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);' data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eBusiness Career:\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e A key partner in the Shepherd \u0026amp; Hilton brewing business, he later expanded into the cement industry. In 1852, he pioneered the commercial production of Portland cement at the Faversham plant and later constructed a major plant at Upnor, Kent.\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/favershamsociety.org\/mayors-of-faversham-1850-to-1899\/\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFurther information about Charles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStones: \u003c\/strong\u003enatural Pearls and banded Agate. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMetal:\u003c\/strong\u003e 18ct yellow Gold. Tested but unmarked. Weighs 3grams. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRing Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e L and a half or 6 as is. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIn most cases the boxes are for display only but a nice quality modern reproduction box will accompany this piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Fetheray","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57139687293303,"sku":"#74450","price":1150.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/4559\/files\/74450-mourning-ring.jpg?v=1781804900","url":"https:\/\/www.fetheray.mom\/products\/mourning-ring-1866","provider":"Fetheray","version":"1.0","type":"link"}