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Mourning ring
Designed by: Paul Revere, Jr. (American, 1734–1818)
1783
Object Place: Boston, Massachusetts
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Overall: 0.3 x 2.2 cm (1/8 x 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Marion E. Davis Fund and H.E. Bolles Fund
Accession Number2011.206
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Rings
DescriptionPlain gold band with rounded exterior and flat interior. Inscription and mark on interior.
Marks
Stamped: "PR" in script in a rectangle (Kane mark F)
InscriptionsEngraved on interior of ring: "Rev'd Saml. Dunbar ob June 15, 1783 AE 78"
ProvenanceMade for the funeral of the Reverend Samuel Dunbar (1704-1783), Canton, Massachusetts; recorded in Paul Revere, Jr.'s day book in 1783; April 9, 2011, Eldred's auction, Americana and Paintings sale, lot 721, sold to the MFA, Boston. (Accession date: May 25, 2011)