1972.0063 Mourning Ring
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Ring (finger) (Mourning ring)

  • Category:

    Jewelry

  • Place of Origin:

    Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1767

  • Materials:

    Gold

  • Museum Object Number:

    1972.0063


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1972.0063

Object Name

Ring (finger) (Mourning ring)

Category

Jewelry

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. George L. Batchelder

Place of Origin

Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Date

1767

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Band, exterior; ".J>LLOYD/ .OB.24/AUG-\T.1767//AE. 14 M-\s."

Materials

Gold

Dimensions (inches)

0.68 (D) , 0.08 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

1.74 (D) , 2.28 (Weight)

Measurement Notes

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.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Swan, Susan Burrows. 1977 Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework, 1700-1850.
Published: p. 182, 183, fig. 103