Ring
- Object Name:
- Ring
- Object ID:
- 1918.007.02
- Creator:
- Gilman, John Ward (1741-1823)
Jeweler - Place of Origin:
- Exeter, NH
- Date:
- 1802-1805
- Description:
- Mourning Ring. Attributed to John Ward Gilman (1741-1823), Exeter, NH; 1802-1805. Blonde hair plaited, set under glass, in an elliptical curved frame with a beaded edge set on an hexagonal frame; attached to a tapered gold band. Engraved inside band: "H Gilman / Ob 22 June 1802 AE 57 / J. G. Ob 18 Aug 1805 / AE 16".
- Material:
- Metal
Tissue
Hair
Gold
Glass - Provenance:
- Made to commemorate the deaths of Hannah Gilman (1745-1802) and Joseph Gilman (1789-1805) of Exeter, NH.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
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