Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: The Museum Year 2011

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Mourning ring

1783
Designed by Paul Revere, Jr.
Overall: 0.3 x 2.2 cm (1/8 x 7/8 in.)
Gold

Classification: Jewelry / Adornment

Object Place: Boston, Massachusetts

Accession number: 2011.206

Description: Plain gold band with rounded exterior and flat interior. Inscription and mark on interior.

Provenance/Ownership History: Made for the funeral of the Reverend Samuel Dunbar (1704-1783), Canton, Massachusetts; recorded in Paul Revere, Jr.'s day book in 1783; April 9, 2011, Eldred's auction, Americana and Paintings sale, lot 721, sold to the MFA, Boston. (Accession date: May 25, 2011)

Marion E. Davis Fund and H.E. Bolles Fund