Ring

Object Name:

Ring

Object ID:

2020.004.11

Creator:

Jones, Ball & Poor -- Jeweler

Place of Origin:

Boston, MA

Date:

1848

Description:

Ring and Box. Gold band with engraved scrolls on top and sides; set with three oval cabochon turquoise stones on top. Set in rectangular cardboard box with removable cover, covered with maroon textured paper; lined with red velvet. "S. F. Walker / to / L. M. Fisk / Nov. 21, 1848" handwritten in pencil on inside cover of box. "JONES, BALL & POOR, / IMPORTERS OF / WATCHES & JEWELRY, / 125 WASHINGTON ST / BOSTON" printed in black ink on green paper attached to bottom of box.

Material:

Metal
Gold
Stone
Turquoise

Dimensions:

W-0.3 Dia-0.7 inches

Provenance:

S. F. Walker presented the ring to Lucretia Morse Fisk (1826-1896), daughter of Francis N. and Mary Emery (Walker) Fisk of Concord, NH, on November 21, 1848.

Credit Line:

Gift of Klaudia S. Shepard

People:

Fisk, Lucretia Morse (1826-1896)

Subjects:

Jewelry