Mourning Ring
Maker
William Homes, Sr.
(American, 1716 - 1783)
ClassificationsCOSTUMES AND JEWELRY
Dateca. 1743
Mediumgold
Dimensions11/16 in. (1.8 cm.)
DescriptionGold bereavement band, inner surface flared; outer surface with five champleve, blue enameled scrolls joined with pairs of small c-scrolls; symbols withih champleve panels: death's head, shovel and pick, winged hourglass, coffin, and crown with stars; blue, hexagonal saphire set in a bezel, backed with sold gold-rayed settings.
InscribedInscribed, engraved on irregular planes inside band: Sarah Holt ob: 24Sep: 1743 aet:29
Marked in rectangle: W[centered dot]H
MarkingsMarked in rectangle: W[centered dot]H
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gift of Peter Emerson Marble
Status
On viewObject number2000.25.63
Ebenezer Tracy, Sr.
late 18th century
Object number: L2015.41.112
