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
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
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.
"Rufus was the son of Rufus and Katherine Greene" from data file.
about 1800
18th century
early 19th century
late 18th century
18th century
19th century
late 16th–early 17th century
17th century
1912
about 1972