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On Display: House - Seventh Floor Hall - South End
Ring (finger) (Mourning ring)
1810
Category
Jewelry
Place of Origin
New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
- Gold
- Wash
- Hair
Museum Object Number
1972.0072
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. George L. Batchelder
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Complete Details
Object Number
1972.0072
Object Name
Ring (finger) (Mourning ring)
Category
Jewelry
Place of Origin
New England; United States; North America
Date
1810
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Band, exterior on plate
Inscription: "LVB" engraved
Type: Inscription
Location: Band, interior
Inscription: "AVB/ SL [script l] F" engraved
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Silver
- Gold
- Wash
- Hair
Dimensions (inches)
0.81 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.06 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Fales, Martha Gandy. 1995 Jewelry in America, 1600-1800.
• Similar objects; p.101 and p. 104Other: 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