Poesy ring Maker: Benjamin Lemaire (American, born 1785)

ca. 1805

American Decorative Arts

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Medium

Gold

Dimensions

1/16 × 3/4 in. (0.16 × 1.91 cm)

Credit Line

John Marshall Phillips Collection

Accession Number

1958.98.4

Geography

Made in United States

Culture

American

Period

18th century

Classification

Jewelry

Disclaimer

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Provenance
Walter M. Jeffords, Glen Riddle, Pa., to 1958; 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. 2, p. 230, no. 906.
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Marks

"B.L" in oval inside.

Inscriptions

"Love & Live Happy" engraved on interior surface of band.

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