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Mourning ring for Rufus Greene

1760
Object Place for LabelUnited States
Object PlaceUnited States
Medium/TechniqueGold, enamel, amethyst, possibly topaz.
DimensionsOther (Overall): 1.9cm (3/4in.)
Credit LineBequest of Maxim Karolik
Accession number64.863
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ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
Collections
Inscriptions"R GREENE / ob. 19. Oct / 1760 AE 27" in black enamel scroll. Engraved inside in semi-script "W Greene Ob:20: Nov: 1754 AE 13."
ProvenanceMourning ring for R. Greene, died 1760. 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.

"Rufus was the son of Rufus and Katherine Greene" from data file.
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