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Gold ring with black enameling on shoulders and set with two pearls and four small rubies.
rings (jewelry)
finger rings
RING
Hallmark: "14"
Engraved: "Edwd. June 13th 1868" (Engraved and hallmark)
884
Unknown
5/16 in (W), 11/16 in (diameter) (inches)
1938.446
Pictured in Fales, Martha Gandy, "American Jewelry, 1600-1900," (1995): Color Plate 110. For more information on the use of colored gems see Fales, Martha Gandy, "Jewelry in America, 1600-1900," (1995): 48-51; 202-208.
Title Pearl and ruby ring Accession Number 1938.446
Title Tortoiseshell hairpin Accession Number 1938.1161
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