Unknown
Ring

Artist
CultureUnknown
Titles
  • Ring
Date1826
MediumGold, 9k rose gold, hair, and glass
DimensionsOverall: 1 1/4 × 7/8 × 7/8 in. (3.2 × 2.2 × 2.2 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, bequest of Caroline A. Ross
Object number2005.1763
Not on view

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Department
Rienzi
Provenance[Morning Glory Antiques, New York]; purchased by Caroline Ross, April, 1994; bequeathed to MFAH, 2005.
Exhibition History"Love Tokens: Portrait Miniatures from the Caroline A. Ross Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Alice Pratt Brown Gallery and Rienzi; Drawing Room, November 3, 2007-March 3, 2008.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Engraved on the underside: "Joan Birckman Born 12 Nov 1807 / died 30 October 1826", "Margaret 28th March 18...?

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