1972.0069 Ring (finger), Mourning ring, view 1
  • 1972.0069 Ring (finger), Mourning ring, view 1
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Ring (finger) (Mourning ring)

  • Category:

    Jewelry

  • Place of Origin:

    New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1797

  • Materials:

    Hair (human); Glass; Gold

  • Museum Object Number:

    1972.0069


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1972.0069

Object Name

Ring (finger) (Mourning ring)

Category

Jewelry

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. George L. Batchelder

Place of Origin

New England, United States, North America

Date

1797

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Band, exterior; "Sarah Lloyd-died Nov. 30:\th 1797. AE 62 Years"

Subjects

Memorial; Death

Materials

Hair (human); Glass; Gold

Dimensions (inches)

0.87 (H) , 0.75 (W) , 0.11 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

2.22 (H) , 1.91 (W) , 3.13 (Weight)

Measurement Notes

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.

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[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