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Image Not Available for Mourning ring with miniature portrait of James Monroe
Mourning ring with miniature portrait of James Monroe
Image Not Available for Mourning ring with miniature portrait of James Monroe

Mourning ring with miniature portrait of James Monroe

John Vanderlyn (American, 1775–1852)
probably 1855–74
Object Place for LabelUnited States
Object PlaceUnited States
Medium/TechniqueGold, 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 number01.6593
On View
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ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
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ProvenanceUntil 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)