Mourning ring
Daniel Henchman
(American, 1730–1775)
about 1767
Object PlaceMassachusetts, United States
Object Place for LabelBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueGold
DimensionsOther (Overall): 2.1 cm (13/16 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Maxim Karolik
Accession number64.858
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
Inscriptions"N HENCHMAN Esqr ob.30.May 1767 AE: 39" engraved in semi-script inside. (from card)ProvenanceBuhler Entry: Nathaniel first son of Rev. Nathaniel Henchman, born 1728, Harvard College class of 1747. A practicing physician and Justice of the Peace. Married Margaret Mansfield 1750/ I. Boston News-letter, June 4, 1767: "A Gentleman, whose superior Abilities, render'd him not only very useful to Mankind, but greatly endear'd him to all his friends in Life, and universally lamented in Death."
Collection of Martha P. Rogers Codman; inherited by her daughter Martha Catherine Codman Karolik; collection of Maxim Karolik by 1964; to MFA June 8, 1964, bequest.
Collection of Martha P. Rogers Codman; inherited by her daughter Martha Catherine Codman Karolik; collection of Maxim Karolik by 1964; to MFA June 8, 1964, bequest.
