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Ring in Original Case

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Collection Type

  • Jewelry

Date

1820-1840

GUSN

GUSN-101411

Description

Vermeil ring with chased floral band, center set with a pearl surrounded by a circle of ten smaller pearls. All in blue velvet case.

Details

Descriptive Terms

rings (jewelry)
silver (metal)
Jewelry
Ring, Finger
Ring, Finger

Inscription

Behind pearls: "Catharine"
Band: "D" (Engraved)

Additional Identification Number

857

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

1/2 (W), 13/16 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Susan Norton

Accession Number

1990.9

Reference Notes

For more information on pearls see Bury, Shirley, "Jewellery, 1789-1910," v. 1 (1991): 254-259; Fales, Martha Gandy, "Jewelry in America, 1600-1900," (1995): 108-111, 209-213.

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