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Gold Wedding Ring

Paul Revere, Jr. (American, 1734–1818)
1773
Object Place: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Medium/Technique Gold
Dimensions Other (Overall): 1cm (3/8in.)
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Henry B. Chapin and Edward H.R. Revere
Accession Number56.585
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Americas
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentRings

Catalogue Raisonné Buhler, 1972, No. 362
DescriptionRing consisting of a narrow band, enlarged and very worn so that the capital-and-script engraving is partly conjectural.
Marks Unmarked
InscriptionsEngraved: "[L]IVE Co[n]tented"
ProvenanceRachel Walker Revere; descended in the family to the donors. Collection of Mrs. Henry R. Chapin and Edward H. R. Revere by 1956; to MFA October 11, 1956, gift.