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Mourning ring
English or American
1792
Medium/Technique
Gold, enamel, pearl
Dimensions
Height x width x depth (bezel): 3.1 x 2 x 0.5 cm (1 1/4 x 13/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mona Lee Nesseth
Accession Number2009.5489
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ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Rings
DescriptionMandorla-shaped mourning ring with a painted ivory featuring a seated woman facing a mother-of-pearl obelisk. The surround of the ring is white and black enamel.
Marks
Inscribed on reverse "Sir/Edzard, /died 15 May/1792, /Aged 6/Ys."
Inscriptions"S/Edzard, /died 15 May/1792, /Aged 6/Ys."
ProvenanceAbout 2000, purchased by gemologist Mona Nesseth, CA, from an English dealer; 2009, year-end gift from Nesseth to the MFA. (Accession date: January 20, 2010)