Ring

CultureUnknown
Titles
  • Ring
Datec. 1880
Medium.A, Ring: 14k yellow gold and hair .B, Original box: Leather and cloth
Dimensions.A, Ring: 3/8 × 7/8 in. (1 × 2.2 cm)
.B, Box: 1 3/8 × 1 3/16 in. diameter (3.5 × 3 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, bequest of Caroline A. Ross
Object number2005.1760.A,.B
Non exposé

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Department
Rienzi
Provenance[Robbins' Roost Antiques, Nashville, Tennessee]; purchased by Caroline Ross, May, 2003; bequeathed to MFAH, 2005.
Exhibition History"In Twilight: Mourning Costume and Customs, 1776–1914," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 1, 2019–January 5, 2020.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed inside the band: "In memory of a dear departed Friend"

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