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On Display: House - Seventh Floor Hall - South End
Ring (finger) (Mourning ring)
January 17, 1745 (1745-1745)
Category
Jewelry
Place of Origin
Cambridge; Massachusetts; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Gold
- Enamel
- Glass
- Hair (human)
Museum Object Number
1961.0236
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Complete Details
Object Number
1961.0236
Object Name
Ring (finger) (Mourning ring)
Category
Jewelry
Place of Origin
Cambridge; Massachusetts; New England; United States; North America
Date
January 17, 1745 (1745-1745)
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Band, exterior
Inscription: "MERCY/ WARREN/ OB: 17./ JAN. 1745.6/AET 40" in enamel
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Gold
- Enamel
- Glass
- Hair (human)
Dimensions (inches)
0.87 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.22 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Swan, Susan Burrows. 1977 Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework, 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 182, 183, fig. 103Article: Morgan, John Hill. 03/00/1930 Memento Mori: Mourning Rings, Memorial Miniatures, and Hair Devices. Antiques. 226-230.
• Similar ring: fig. 1, p. 226