Gold Mourning Ring
David Northey
(1709–1778)
about 1748
Object PlaceSalem, Massachusetts, United States
Object Place for LabelSalem, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueGold
DimensionsOverall: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.)
Credit LineThe Philip Leffingwell Spalding Collection—Given in his memory by Katharine Ames Spalding and Philip Spalding, Oakes Ames Spalding, and Hobart Ames Spalding
Accession number42.250
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
Inscriptions"E.H. Ob Augt.19.1748.AE.34" inscribed inside. (from card)ProvenanceBuhler Entry: Unknown.
Collection of Philip Leffingwell Spalding by 1933; lent to MFA December 15, 1933. Transferred to Mrs. Philip L. Spalding October 10, 1940. To MFA for "The Philip Leffingwell Spalding Collection" by Katharine Ames Spalding, Philip Spalding, Oakes Ames Spalding, and Hobart Ames Spalding, April 9 and 16, 1942, given in memory of Philip Leffingwell Spalding.
Collection of Philip Leffingwell Spalding by 1933; lent to MFA December 15, 1933. Transferred to Mrs. Philip L. Spalding October 10, 1940. To MFA for "The Philip Leffingwell Spalding Collection" by Katharine Ames Spalding, Philip Spalding, Oakes Ames Spalding, and Hobart Ames Spalding, April 9 and 16, 1942, given in memory of Philip Leffingwell Spalding.
