Mourning ring
Date1767
OriginEngland
Mediumgold, black enamel
DimensionsD: 13/16"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1954-628
DescriptionMourning ring: gold band, the exterior of black enamel with gold lettering: ANN SLADE OB: 12 May 1767 Æ 27.Label TextMourning rings often incorporate abbreviations for Latin phases. Obitus (perished or died) is typically shorted to “OB” and Ævum (age at the time of death) is rendered as “Æ.”
InscribedInscribed on exterior in black enamel with gold lettering: ANN SLADE OB: 12 May 1767 Æ 27.
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