Collection Highlights
Architect's Sign
Date:
ca. 1837
Object Number:
1953.197
Medium:
Wood
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Ring (mourning) in box
Object Number:
INV.769g.1-2
Date:
1854-1870
Medium:
Gold, hair, glass, cardboard, leather, silk, metal
Dimensions:
Box: 1 3/8 x 1 1/4 x 1 in. (3.5 x 3.2 x 2.5 cm)
Overall: 3/8 x 3/4 x 3/4 in. (1 x 1.9 x 1.9 cm)
Marks:
Underside of box lid stamped in gold: "TIFFANY & Co. / 550 Broadway / NEW-YORK"
Inscriptions:
Interior of ring band engraved: "C R S"
Description:
Gold mourning ring in box; ring of gold band with oval oculus at center, band shoulders decorated with molded scrolling vine pattern and taper to meet narrowed band at back; dark brown hair worked into a Turk's knot beneath glass oculus inscription "CRS" on reverse; box of heavy cardboard covered with dark brown leather, lid hinged at back, metal hook and eye at center-front; box lid lined with white satin, box lined with light green velvet; cleft across the center to hold ring.
Gallery Label:
This ring is from the Francis family.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
