Collection Highlights
Ma-Nuncue
Date:
After 1826
Object Number:
PR.221.58
Medium:
Engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Ring with portrait
Object Number:
1948.11
Date:
1803
Medium:
Metal, portrait
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 3/4 in. ( 1.3 x 1.9 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on underside of ring mount: "E. B. / 1803"
Description:
Metal ring mounted with glass compartment holding portrait of Elizabeth Bush; inscription on underside of compartment.
Gallery Label:
Accession notes identify the portrait as that of Elizabeth Bush, baptised 1787, the daughter of Evert and Mary Bush. The portrait has faded.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mary E. Warner
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
