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Ring with rose gold mounting and band. Bezel center set with hair under glass, engraved on reverse.
mourning rings
rings (jewelry)
glass (material)
Ring
"Jonan Bowman / Obt. Sept. 11, 1804 / Aged 68" (Engraved)
816
Unknown
11/16 (W), 13/16 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of Bruce and Grace Whitney in honor of George, Mark, David, and Richard Whitney
2006.34
For more information on hair jewelry see Bell, C. Jeanenne, "Collector's Encyclopedia of Hairwork Jewelry," (1998); Bury, Shirley, "Jewellery, 1789-1910," v. 2 (1991): 680-698; Campbell, Mark, "The Art of Hair Work: Hair Braiding and Jewelry of Sentiment with Catalog of Hair Jewelry," Eds. Jules & Kaethe Kliot (facsimile of 1875 printing, 1996); Dawes, Ginny Reddington & Corinne Davidov, "Victorian Jewelry: Unexplored Treasures," (1991): 139-143; Fales, Martha Gandy, "Jewelry in America, 1600-1900," (1995): 98-107, 214-219. For more information on the furniture of Jonathan Bowman see Carlisle, Nancy, "Cherished Possessions, A New England Legacy," (2003): 283-285.
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