Jewelry
New England, United States, North America
1797
Hair (human); Glass; Gold
1972.0069
Object Number1972.0069 |
Ring (finger) (Mourning ring)
Jewelry
Gift of Mrs. George L. Batchelder
New England, United States, North America
1797
1. Inscription; Band, exterior; "Sarah Lloyd-died Nov. 30:\th 1797. AE 62 Years"
Memorial; Death
Hair (human); Glass; Gold
0.87 (H) , 0.75 (W) , 0.11 (Weight)
2.22 (H) , 1.91 (W) , 3.13 (Weight)
Winterthur's SRAL used XRF to measure the gold alloy on September 19, 1988 according to request 2298-B: Copper 33.5% Silver 26.0% Gold 40.4% Analysis concluded that this ring is 10K gold and has a weight of 3.13g.
Text available soon.
[Book] Fales, Martha Gandy. 1995 Jewelry in America, 1600-1800.
• Similar objects; p.101 and p. 104
[Book] Nehama, Sarah. 2012 In Death Lamented: The Tradition of Anglo-American Mourning Jewelry.
• Similar objects: p. 76