Collection Highlights
Cayambe
Date:
1858
Object Number:
S-91
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Mourning ring
Object Number:
INV.12354
Date:
1798
Medium:
Gold, hair, enamel
Dimensions:
Overall: 5/8 x 5/8 in. ( 1.6 x 1.6 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on underside of central plaque: "Abraham/De Peyster,/died Feb. 18,/1798,/Aged 44."
enameled: on front of central plaque: "Parted To Meet Again"
Description:
Gold mourning ring with braided hair enclosed in glass compartment, surrounded by oval enameled plaque inscribed with the words "Parted To Meet Again"; inscription engraved on underside of plaque.
Gallery Label:
This ring contains the hair of Abraham De Peyster (1753-1798). The ring has been sized: there is a solder seam in the shank.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
