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Gold ring with engraved floral design on band and open shoulders, center features abstract bow design set with jet and seed pearls.
rings (jewelry)
finger rings
RING
879
Unknown
1/4 in (W), 3/4 in (diameter) (inches)
1939.256
For more information on jet jewelry and imitations see Bury, Shirley, "Jewellery, 1789-1910" v. 2 (1991): 657-709; Cooper, Diana and Norman Battershill, "Victorian Sentimental Jewellery," (1972): 19-30; Dawes, Ginny Reddington and Corinne Davidov, "Victorian Jewelry: Unexplored Treasures," (1991): 125-130; Fales, Martha Gandy, "Jewelry in America, 1600-1900," (1995): 125-126, 254-256; Phillips, Clare, "Jewels and Jewelry," (2000): 94-95. 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.
Title Hair Brooch Accession Number 1939.255
Title Gold Ring Accession Number 1939.256
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