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Accession # 59.171.27
Culture American
Title Mourning Ring
Date late 18th-early 19th century
Medium Metal, watercolor on ivory, glass
Dimensions Image: 1 x 9/16 in. (2.5 x 1.4 cm)
Inscriptions Engraved on inside of ring: "Maria Dwyer[?]"
Credit Line Gift of J. Townsend Russell
Location Visible Storage: Case 47, Drawer A
Description Ring set with marquise-shaped miniature painting of a female figure mourning at tomb topped by urn; tomb contains illegible monogram ("[?]D"); inscription around edge: "IN - MEMORY - OF - A - DECEASED - SISTER"