Mourning ring for Edward Blake
1824
Medium/TechniqueGold; hair, jet
DimensionsOverall: 2.1 cm (13/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Miss Julia B. Farrington
Accession number48.234
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
Inscriptions"E Blake / Obt Ap'l. 24 AE / 81"ProvenanceCollection of Miss Julia B. Farrington by 1948; to MFA February 12, 1948, gift.
"Edward Blake's Tomb is on Boston Common- no 19 or 20. He was a merchant whose ships plied between Boston and London" from handwritten note by Julia Blake Farrington. (from object file)
"Edward Blake's Tomb is on Boston Common- no 19 or 20. He was a merchant whose ships plied between Boston and London" from handwritten note by Julia Blake Farrington. (from object file)
early 19th century
about 1809
about 1807
about 1800
about 1846
about 1826
19th century
1806
about 1810
1820–29
