Ring
- Object Name:
- Ring
- Object ID:
- 2003.049
- Creator:
- Touzell, John (1727-1785)
- Place of Origin:
- Salem, MA/Newbury, MA
- Date:
- 1781
- Description:
- Ring. Attributed to John Touzell (1727-1785), Salem, MA; 1781. Gold wedding band of Susanna Bartlett (1756-1814), who married John Emery (1758-1831), December 19, 1781, Newbury, MA. Engraved on inside surface, "Love and live happy". Maker's mark on inner surface: "IT" in rectangle.
- Material:
- Metal
Gold - Dimensions:
- D-0.1 Dia-0.8 inches
- Provenance:
- Wedding band given to Susannah Bartlett (1756-1814), daughter of Josiah Bartlett and Lydia Hale, of Newbury, MA by her husband John Emery (1758-1831). The ring descended in Emery/Smith families to the donor.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Fredrika P. Smith, M.D.
- Subjects:
- Weddings
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