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Image Not Available for Mourning ring with miniature portrait of Martin Van Buren
Mourning ring with miniature portrait of Martin Van Buren
Image Not Available for Mourning ring with miniature portrait of Martin Van Buren

Mourning ring with miniature portrait of Martin Van Buren

probably 1855–74
Object Place for LabelUnited States
Object PlaceUnited States
Medium/TechniqueGold, ivory, hair
DimensionsHeight x width: 1 3/16 in., 2.1 cm (3 cm, 13/16 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Mrs. Arthur Croft—The Gardner Brewer Collection
Accession number01.6589
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ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
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InscriptionsMark / Woodhouse / Ob. 16 Jany / 1790 / AEt. 54ProvenanceMourning ring for Mark Woodhouse, died 1790. Until 1874, probably Gardner Brewer (b. 1806 - d. 1874), Boston; probably by descent to his daughter, Caroline Abigail Brewer (Mrs. Arthur) Croft (d. 1898), Boston; 1901, bequest of Mrs. Arthur Croft to the MFA. (Accession Date: July 1, 1901)