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Gold death's head ring

1756

Medium/Technique Gold
Dimensions Other (Overall): 1.8cm (11/16in.)
Credit Line Bequest of Maxim Karolik
Accession Number64.857
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CollectionsJewelry, Americas
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentRings

DescriptionGold death's head, with added blue stone in open bezel at side.
Inscriptions"Holyoke-obt-Novr-19-1756 A " engraved inside(J and AE 19 cut to insert stone).
ProvenanceDescended in the family to Martha P. Rogers Codman; inherited by her daughter Martha Catherine Codman Karolik; collection of Maxim Karolik by 1964; to MFA June 8, 1964, bequest.