Mourning ring for Josiah Williams
1772
Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts
Medium/TechniqueGold, glass, enamel, ink on paper
DimensionsOverall: 2 cm (13/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Franklin Greene Balch
Accession number49.60
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
Inscriptions"JOSIAH WILLIAMS Ob 15 Aug 1772 Ae 25"Provenance1772, received as a gift by Jane (Franklin) Mecom (1712-1794) at the funeral of her cousin Josiah Williams (1747-1772); 1794, bequest of Jane Mecom to her granddaughter, Sally Greene (1778-1795); by 1795, to Sally Greene's brother Franklin Greene (1780-1841); thence by descent to Franklin Greene Balch (1864-1958), the donor [1]. By 1949, collection of Franklin Greene Balch; to MFA February 10, 1949, gift.1. Jill Lepore, Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Benjamin Franklin's Sister (New York: Knopf, 2012), 414..
probably 1855–74
about 1850
about 1831
