Gold ring set with a square jade plaque. The openwork shoulders are cast Asian dragons with cabochon stone eyes and trailing whiskers. In original case.
rings (jewelry)
Jewelry
Ring, Finger
Ring, Finger
Chinese (?) characters
Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),
1071
J386
Unknown
American [use]
1/2 (W), 7/8 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation
2006.44.3
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