Jewelry
Cambridge, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
January 17, 1745 (1745-1745)
Gold; Enamel; Glass; Hair (human)
1961.0236
Object Number1961.0236 |
Ring (finger) (Mourning ring)
Jewelry
Museum purchase
Cambridge, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
January 17, 1745 (1745-1745)
1. Inscription; Band, exterior; "MERCY/ WARREN/ OB: 17./ JAN. 1745.6/AET 40" in enamel
Gold; Enamel; Glass; Hair (human)
0.87 (Diam)
2.22 (Diam)
Text available soon.
[Book] Swan, Susan Burrows. 1977 Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework, 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 182, 183, fig. 103
[Article] Morgan, John Hill. 03/00/1930 Memento Mori: Mourning Rings, Memorial Miniatures, and Hair Devices. Antiques. 226-230.
• Similar ring: fig. 1, p. 226