It often bears the name and date of death of the person, and possibly an image of them, or a motto.
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Background. As part of our object in focus series dr victoria avery discusses the mourning rings at the fitzwilliam museum. Mourning ring, gold and enamels.
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Hinged and opens to reveal compartment with hair of george iii behind glass. Mourning ring, gold and enamels. A mourning ring is a finger ring worn in memory of someone who has died.
Metal, costume, silver, gold, jewelry, enamels, chalcedony, rings, onyx, north and central america, united states, new york, new york city, 1762.
This rare english mourning ring from the victorian era (ca1852) is quite an unusual piece! As part of our object in focus series dr victoria avery discusses the mourning rings at the fitzwilliam museum. A mourning ring is a finger ring worn in memory of someone who has died. A mourning ring is a finger ring worn in memory of someone who has died.
