Mourning Ring
Dateca. 1762
OriginEngland
MediumGold, enamel, glass (paste), hair
DimensionsD: 7/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1954-597
DescriptionMourning ring: gold band, the exterior of black enamel with gold lettering: R:H:COMES.OXON: &COMES. MORTIMER &c; interior engraved in script: Obt. 21 May 1724 AEtat 62. Set with paste over woven hair in rectangular chaton, the under-bezel of white enamel with "Virtute et Fide."
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