Collection Highlights
Slant-front desk
Date:
1777-1794
Object Number:
1947.461
Medium:
Mahogany
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Luce Center
Ring
Object Number:
1977.36b
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Gold, hair, glass, enamel
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/8 x 3/4 x 7/8 in. ( 1 x 1.9 x 2.2 cm )
Marks:
engraved: reverse, center: "R. A. N."
Description:
Gold ring (mourning?) with hair tied in a Turk's knot beneath rectangular oculus at the center, flanked by trapezoid shaped regions with acanthus leaf design and framed with black enamel; inscription on reverse of center.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession record, this ring belonged to John B. Newman and encases a lock of his hair.
Credit Line:
Gift of Laura Dayton Denby
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
