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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF GLORIA MANNEY
TWO AMERICAN GOLD 'GEORGE WASHINGTON' MOURNING RINGS
CIRCA 1800
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TWO AMERICAN GOLD 'GEORGE WASHINGTON' MOURNING RINGS
CIRCA 1800
The first circular, the rectangular glazed bezel containing a drawn profile portrait of Washington on a blue ground, the back engraved George Washington ob 14 December 1799, the second circular with split band, the oval glazed bezel containing a slightly raised profile wood carving of Washington, the band engraved on the inside George Washington ob 14 December 1799, both apparently unmarked
1 1/8 in. (2.6 cm.) long, the rectangular portrait
CIRCA 1800
The first circular, the rectangular glazed bezel containing a drawn profile portrait of Washington on a blue ground, the back engraved George Washington ob 14 December 1799, the second circular with split band, the oval glazed bezel containing a slightly raised profile wood carving of Washington, the band engraved on the inside George Washington ob 14 December 1799, both apparently unmarked
1 1/8 in. (2.6 cm.) long, the rectangular portrait
Exhibited
New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, long term loan, 2009-2022.
Brought to you by
Julia Jones
Associate Specialist