Ring

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Descriptive Terms

rings (jewelry)
silver (metal)
glass by composition or origin
gold alloy
Ring

Label

"Mementos: Jewelry of Life and Love from Historic New England": Posy rings are named for the verses with which they are engraved. Some, like this one, might remind the owner to "Let virtue be a guide to thee."

Inscription

"Let virtue be a guide to thee" (Engraved)

Additional Identification Number

882

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

1/4 (W), 13/16 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Louise M. Dewey

Accession Number

1927.914

Reference Notes

For more information on pastes see Fales, Martha Gandy, "Jewelry in America, 1600-1900," (1995): 48-51; 115-120; Phillips, Clare, "Jewels and Jewelry," (2000): 54-55. For more information on eighteenth century mourning jewelry see Fales, Martha Gandy, "Jewelry in America, 1600-1900," (1995): 23-31.

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