Ring (finger) (Mourning ring)

  • Category:

    Jewelry

  • Place of Origin:

    New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1810

  • Materials:

    Silver; Gold; Wash; Hair

  • Museum Object Number:

    1972.0072


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1972.0072

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

1810

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Band, exterior on plate; "LVB" engraved
2. Inscription; Band, interior; "AVB/ SL [script l] F" engraved

Materials

Silver; Gold; Wash; Hair

Dimensions (inches)

0.81 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

2.06 (Diam)

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
[Other] Menge, Charles T. Charles T. Menge's Price List of Ornamental Hair Jewlery and Device Work.
Similar in 1873, nos. 32,42: p. 39, No. 235