Jewelry
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
1767
Gold
1972.0063
Object Number1972.0063 |
Ring (finger) (Mourning ring)
Jewelry
Gift of Mrs. George L. Batchelder
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
1767
1. Inscription; Band, exterior; ".J>LLOYD/ .OB.24/AUG-\T.1767//AE. 14 M-\s."
Gold
0.68 (D) , 0.08 (Weight)
1.74 (D) , 2.28 (Weight)
Winterthur's SRAL used XRF to measure the gold alloy on September 19, 1988 according to request 2298-B: Copper 8.8% Silver 9.6% Gold 81.6% Analysis concluded that this ring is 20K gold and has a weight of 2.28g.
Text available soon.
[Book] Swan, Susan Burrows. 1977 Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework, 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 182, 183, fig. 103