Mourning ring

Maker: Unknown
Honorand: E. Pitman, American, 1686–1746

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1746

American Decorative Arts

Not on view
Medium

Gold, crystal, black enamel

Dimensions

1/16 × 13/16 in. (0.24 × 2.06 cm)

Credit Line

Mabel Brady Garvan Collection

Accession Number

RR1972.2006

Geography

Made in United States

Culture

American

Period

18th century

Classification

Jewelry

Disclaimer

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Provenance
Gift in 1930 to Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Bibliography
  • Kathryn C. Buhler and Graham Hood, American Silver in the Yale University Art Gallery, 2 vols. (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 1970), vol. 1, p. 310, no. 523
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Marks

Unmarked

Inscriptions

E: PITMAN/OB:17:SE/1746 AE 60" in gold letters within black enamel, on front of scrolls.

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