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On Display: House - Seventh Floor Hall - South End
Ring (finger) (Mourning ring)
1767
Category
Jewelry
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Gold
Museum Object Number
1972.0063
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. George L. Batchelder
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Complete Details
Object Number
1972.0063
Object Name
Ring (finger) (Mourning ring)
Category
Jewelry
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Date
1767
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Band, exterior
Inscription: ".J>LLOYD/ .OB.24/AUG-\T.1767//AE. 14 M-\s."
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Gold
Dimensions (inches)
0.68 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
1.74 (D)
Dimensions (oz)
0.08
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.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Swan, Susan Burrows. 1977 Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework, 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 182, 183, fig. 103