Historic New England

Ring

Platinum ring with openwork band in floral motif, center set with a circular-cut sapphire surrounded by bead-set single-cut diamonds.

Date: 1947

Maker: Oakes, Edward Everett (Goldsmith)

Material: platinum (metal), sapphire (mineral), diamond (mineral)

GUSN: 101439

Accession Number: 2004.14.10

Ring

Yellow and white gold ring with openwork floral motif.

Date: 1947

Maker: Oakes, Edward Everett (Goldsmith)

Material: gold (metal), platinum (metal)

GUSN: 101440

Accession Number: 2004.14.11

Silver ring with a central oval pale blue stone surrounded by seven round stones, each brilliant-cut and bezel-set in a rosette design. Surrounding the central stone and interspersed between each round stone are silver beads. The band is a pair of silver wires that split at each shoulder to surround...

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: Parenti (Jeweler)

Material: silver (metal), quartz (mineral)

GUSN: 101441

Accession Number: 2004.14.4

Ring

Gold ring with scrolled engraving on shoulder, set with a teardrop shaped opal.

Date: 1855-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101442

Accession Number: 1933.1204

Ring

This gold ring is embellished with a rectangular plaque which is engraved with script initials. The shoulders are decorated with raised floral scrolls.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101443

Accession Number: 1934.1810

Ring

Gold navette-shaped mourning ring with foliate bright work engraving on band and reverse, center set with a miniature painting on ivory of two women standing on either side of an urn on a plinth, gold bead border surrounds miniature.

Date: 1782

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal), ivory (tooth component), human hair, watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 101444

Accession Number: 1977.21

Ring

Silver ring with applied gold leaf and flower design and set with a large oval amethyst.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Oakes, Edward Everett (Goldsmith)

Material: silver (metal), gold (metal), amethyst (mineral)

GUSN: 101445

Accession Number: 2004.14.9

Ring

Silver ring set with a natural cut carnelian stone.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 101446

Accession Number: 1940.280

Ring

Gold ring set with floral design set with three cabochon cut opals and small diamonds.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Oakes, Edward Everett (Goldsmith)

Material: gold (metal), opal, diamond (mineral)

GUSN: 101447

Accession Number: 2004.14.8

Ring

Gold ring with shaped shoulders and set with a square cut green beryl backed with a colored foil.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101448

Accession Number: 1950.8

Ring

Plain gold band ring.

Date: ca. 1849

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101449

Accession Number: 1932.2777

Ring

Gold reeded band ring set with an oval micromosaic image depicting a winged beetle. Micromosaic image is surrounded by a gold twist rope border.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: micromosaics, gold alloy

GUSN: 101450

Accession Number: 1930.174

Ring

Gold ring with chased floral decoration on shoulders, center set with rectangular plaque engraved "MAB"

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101451

Accession Number: 1927.759

Ring

Rose gold ring set with a sardonyx cameo depicting a bust portrait of a woman. Came in a rectangular black cardboard box.

Date: ca. 1878

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101452

Accession Number: 1944.217

Ring

Gold reeded band ring set with an oval micromosaic image of a beetle. Micromosaic is surrounded by a gold twist rope border.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: micromosaics, gold alloy

GUSN: 101453

Accession Number: 1930.173

Child's Signet Ring

Gold signet ring, center engraved with the letter T, chased four leaf clovers on either side of center cartouche.

Date: 1909-1915

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal)

GUSN: 101454

Accession Number: 1932.869

Ring

This small rose gold ring is embellished with a deeply chased floral design of roses or forget-me-nots around the exterior of the band, framed by narrow borders of reeding.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101455

Accession Number: 2007.15.153

Ring

14 karat rose gold ring with chased floral decoration.

Date: 1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101456

Accession Number: 1941.144

Ring

Gold ring with open shoulders chased and engraved with a foliate design, center set with a black stone plaque with an applied silver flower set with rose cut diamonds.

Date: ca. 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 101457

Accession Number: 1977.22.1

Ring

Gold ring with floral engraving on shoulders, center features three concentric white and black enameled circles each with a diamond set in silver. Based on the inscription and provenance, this may be the engagement ring for the donor's aunt, Elizabeth Olivia Lane. She married Grenville Stevens in 18...

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 101458

Accession Number: 1922.465

Ring

Gold reeded band ring set with a gold scallop shell. A small, old mine or rose cut diamond is prong set in the center of the shell.

Date: 1850-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: gold alloy, paste (glass)

GUSN: 101459

Accession Number: 1930.175

Ring

Gold ring with moveable interlocking hands holding a heart. Each piece (hands, heart) is mounted on a separate gold band. The three bands are soldered together at the center base of the hoops.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal)

GUSN: 101460

Accession Number: 1921.341

Silver Ring for Fob

This silver ring was made with an overlapping catch to add fobs to a watch chain. It is decorated with an engraved floral design.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 101461

Accession Number: 1934.1817

Ring

Gold ring with shaped shoulders, center set with garnets and seed pearls in a rosette design.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101462

Accession Number: 1995.427

Ring

Gold ring with open-work shoulders set with two natural shaped pearls flanked by a green rose cut glass "stone" and a cabochon cut stone. Green glass "stones" set in faux prong setting of dark gold. Pearls and gold band are brighter gold, bezel-set in a later style. See Curator's Notepad for details...

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: gold alloy, pearl (animal material)

GUSN: 101463

Accession Number: 1995.426

Ring

Gold ring with five sections each featuring an abstract flower design in black enamel.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101464

Accession Number: 1940.6

Ring

Small plain rose gold ring.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101465

Accession Number: 2007.15.156

Ring

Brass ring with chased floral design along band.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 101466

Accession Number: 2007.15.165

Ring

Plain gold band ring

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101467

Accession Number: 2007.15.166

Ring

Gold ring with engraved shoulders in a heart design, center set with an oval moss agate stone.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101468

Accession Number: 2007.15.167

Ring

Metal ring set with large European cut glass stone.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101469

Accession Number: 2007.15.157

Ring

Small gold band ring chased with the words "Remember the Giver" on the outside.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101470

Accession Number: 2007.15.155

Ring

Ring consisting of a rose gold wire and white gold wire twisted together.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101471

Accession Number: 2007.15.168

Ring

Silver and gold ring with shaped shoulders with abstract floral decoration, center set with small stone, possibly a diamond. This ring (inscribed EH to MB 1786) marked the marriage of Eleazer Homer to Mary Bartlett on November 12, 1786, the donor's maternal great-grandparents.

Date: ca. 1786

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), gold alloy, diamond (mineral)

GUSN: 101472

Accession Number: 1922.466

Bracelet

Brown table-worked hair bracelet, gold plated rectangular clasp set with purple glass stone.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: human hair, gold (metal)

GUSN: 101473

Accession Number: 1920.89

Bracelet

This bracelet is composed of brunette, table-worked human hair closed with a gold octagonal clasp set with a purple-colored paste stone.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: human hair, gold (metal), paste (glass)

GUSN: 101474

Accession Number: 1928.896

Bracelet

Three strands of brown table-worked hair twisted together, two hair ball drops attached by thin hair chains.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101325

Accession Number: 1924.220

Necklace

Necklace consisting of a tube of woven hair with gold octagonal hinged clasp with scrolled engraving.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101326

Accession Number: 1944.733

Bracelet

Fourteen strands of brown table-worked hair joined together with vertical rows of gold beads, pierced brass rectangular clasp set with seven red glass stones.

Date: 1840-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: hair, glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 101327

Accession Number: 1927.1108

Bracelet

Brown table-worked hair bracelet, gold rectangular clasp with safety chain.

Date: 1850-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: human hair, gold alloy, plating (metal coating)

GUSN: 101328

Accession Number: 1930.165

Watch Chain

Brown hairwork watch chain with engraved gold mounts and findings.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101329

Accession Number: 1934.1805

Necklace

Necklace consisting of two woven strands of hair with intervals of gold bead circles, octagonal clasp set with a compartment of woven hair under glass.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101330

Accession Number: 1934.1800

Commemorative Medal

Circular silver medal with obverse depicting a youth presenting a scroll to a seated woman surrounded by objects of industry with inscription "FOUNDED 1795 / INC. 1806." Reverse is inscribed "THE MASS. CHARITABLE MECHANIC ASSOCIATION, / AWARD / TO / JOHN A. SASSARD, / For Specimens of / Hair Work, ...

Date: 1844

Maker: C. Gobrecht (Maker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 101331

Accession Number: 1942.931

Watch Chain

Brown watch chain consisting of four rows of tableworked human hair, with gold filled mounts.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101332

Accession Number: 1924.221

Watch Chain

Watch chain consisting of four rows of hairwork held together with round gold mounts, clip and bar clasps.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101333

Accession Number: 1918.889

Watch Chain

Brown hairwork watch chain of two woven chains joined together with gold mounts.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101334

Accession Number: 1943.307

Necklace

Necklace consisting of a tube of woven hair with an octagonal gold colored metal mount for attaching a charm and an octagonal tube clasp.

Date: 1879

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101335

Accession Number: 1941.1512

Necklace

Necklace consisting of a tube of woven hair with a gold and black enamel circular clasp set with a small round colorless glass stone.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101336

Accession Number: 1933.1173

Watch Chain

Watch chain of brown spiral woven hair with gold engraved mountings and foliate cast hook clasp.

Date: ca. 1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101337

Accession Number: 1941.1058

Bracelet

Brown table-worked hair bracelet in round links with gold mounts, gold rectangular clasp with canted corners and center set with a braid of brown hair under glass.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: human hair, glass (material), gold (metal)

GUSN: 101338

Accession Number: 1930.1027

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