Collection Highlights
The Rail Candidate
Date:
1860
Object Number:
PR.010.1860.Rail
Medium:
Lithograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Mourning ring
Object Number:
INV.12361
Date:
1845
Medium:
Gold, amethyst, citrine
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 3/4 in. ( 1.3 x 1.9 cm )
Marks:
engraved: under mounting, inside ring: "In Memory of my dear Child/Elizabeth/who died April 4th, 1845"
Description:
Gold mourning ring set with oval cabochon amethyst surrounded by ten round faceted citrines; inscription engraved under central mount.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
