Ring

CultureUnknown
Titles
  • Ring
Date1787
MediumSepia on ivory, 9k rose gold, hair, and glass
DimensionsOverall: 1 1/8 × 3/4 × 7/8 in. (2.9 × 1.9 × 2.2 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, bequest of Caroline A. Ross
Object number2005.1764
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Department
Rienzi
Provenance[Robbins' Roost Antiques, Nashville, Tennessee]; purchcase by Caroline Ross, December, 2001; 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
Engraved on the underside: "Rob / Hollah/ Ob: / 29 Jany / 1787 / at / 19.

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