Collection Highlights
Edwin Booth as Hamlet
Date:
1870-1879
Object Number:
PR.104.3
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Signet ring
Object Number:
1977.36a
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Gold, chalcedony, metal, glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5/8 x 7/8 x 7/8 in. ( 1.6 x 2.2 x 2.2 cm )
Marks:
engraved: reverse of locket: "James / to / J. B. N."
Description:
Gold signet ring with green bloodstone seal which opens into a locket; "JBN" in relief against shield shaped recess on seal; photograph of man inside locket set under glass; inscription on inside of plain band.
Gallery Label:
This signet ring with locket was given to John B. Newman by James Dayton.
Credit Line:
Gift of Laura Dayton Denby
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
