Mourning ring for Benjamin Pickman
John Coburn
(American, 1724–1803)
1773
Object Place for LabelBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueGold, glass, and enamel
DimensionsOther (Overall): 1.8cm (11/16in.)
Credit LineBequest of Maxim Karolik
Accession number64.866
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
Inscriptions"HON. B / PICKMAN / OB:20:AUG / 1773.AE 66" in black enamel scrolls. (from card)ProvenanceMourning ring for Benjamin Pickman (d. 1773); descended in the family to Martha P. Rogers Codman; inherited by her daughter Martha Catherine Codman Karolik; collection of Maxim Karolik by 1964; to MFA June 8, 1964, bequest.
probably 1855–74
about 1850
about 1831
