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Signet

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Collection Type

  • Jewelry

Date

1845-1870

GUSN

GUSN-72798

Description

Black signet ring with a square face, narrow neck, barrel shaped knob

Details

Descriptive Terms

signets
brass (alloy)
painting (coating)
wood (plant material)
Seal
Ring, Signet
Brass
Painted
Ring, Signet

Associated Person

Bradlee, James Bowdoin, 1813-1872

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

2 3/4 (H), 1 1/8 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.3843

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