Historic New England

Ring

Gold ring with engraved shoulders, center features bow-tie design set with pink sapphires, seed pearls and black enameling.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101435

Accession Number: 1950.9

This ring is set with a rectangular, faceted paste stone over a gold twist cipher. Two smaller pastes flank each side. Fitting the eighteenth-century style, the pastes were set in silver, while the ring band is gold. The inside of the band is inscribed with a moral aphorism to the future wearer: "Le...

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), glass by composition or origin, gold alloy

GUSN: 101436

Accession Number: 1927.914

Cameo Ring

Rose gold child's size ring set with a sardonyx cameo featuring the portrait bust of a woman and surrounded by a row of gold beading.

Date: ca. 1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101437

Accession Number: 1930.1677

Ring

Gold ring with black enameling on shoulders and set with two pearls and four small pink sapphires.

Date: 1868

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101438

Accession Number: 1938.446

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

Ring

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

Necklace Fragment

This necklace of table-worked hair is embellished at two points with a gold tube mount. The necklace would have clasped at the center back but that clasp and mount are now missing.

Date: 1800-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: human hair, gold (metal)

GUSN: 101355

Accession Number: 1928.900

Necklace

Brown twisted rope hair necklace with gold engraved clasp and brown hair cross pendant.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: Probably Curtis, Isabella Pelham, 1832- 1915 (Maker)

Material: human hair, gold alloy

GUSN: 101356

Accession Number: 1943.1

Necklace

This necklace is composed of individual oval "beads" of brown table-worked hair strung on another hair cord. It has two octagonal gold mounts, each decorated with chased floral designs. The mount at the center front has a small ring for a pendant (now missing). the mount at the center back is in th...

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: human hair, gold (metal)

GUSN: 101357

Accession Number: 1927.2102

Hair Chain

Rope of woven hair, ends are frayed.

Date: 1812

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101358

Accession Number: 1937.904

Bracelet

This bracelet is composed of four rows of table-worked brunette human hair braided together. The bracelet attaches with a three-part clasp. Each end of the hair braid is enclosed in a chased gold end cap. One cap is attached with a tube hinge to an openwork swirled gold oval rosette set with a puff ...

Date: 1863

Maker: unknown

Material: human hair, gold (metal)

GUSN: 101359

Accession Number: 1920.545

Necklace Fragment

This necklace of table-worked hair is embellished at the center front with a gold tube mount. The necklace clasped at the center back with a matching gold mount and tube closure (now broken but attached to the necklace with a length of thread).

Date: 1800-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: human hair, gold (metal)

GUSN: 101360

Accession Number: 1928.899

Necklace

This braided hair chain closes with a metal tube clasp.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101361

Accession Number: 1922.607

Watch Chain Fragment

Watch chain consisting of a rope of woven hair, two hair ball slides, missing metal findings.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101362

Accession Number: 1927.760

Watch Chain

Long rope of hair in ten sections separated by octagonal gold mounts.

Date: ca. 1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101363

Accession Number: 1916.229

Necklace

Long thin rope of woven hair separated into five sections by round gold bands, rectangular clasp engraved "WD."

Date: 1810-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101364

Accession Number: 1937.905

Necklace

Long twisted rope chain of woven hair set with four octagonal gold bands.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101365

Accession Number: 1931.53

Necklace

Necklace consisting of two woven ropes of hair with three sets of gold bands and a rectangular clasp.

Date: 1830-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101366

Accession Number: 2007.15.215

Necklace

Long rope of woven hair with circular gold band at center and an octagonal tube clasp.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101367

Accession Number: 1933.1174

Necklace

Long twisted rope of woven hair with gold octagonal tube clasp.

Date: 1853

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101368

Accession Number: 1930.1028

Mourning Ring

Gold and black enamel band with gold Gothic script, center set with a plait of white hair under glass surrounded by a gold and black enamel serpent with its tail in its mouth, serpent has diamond eye.

Date: 1815

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101369

Accession Number: 1965.51

Mourning Ring

Ring with rose gold mounting and band. Bezel center set with hair under glass, engraved on reverse.

Date: 1804

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101370

Accession Number: 2006.34

Brooch

Gold octagonal brooch with faceted edge, center set with hair under glass and surrounded by a mother-of-pearl or opalized glass border, hinged pin and hook closure on reverse.

Date: ca. 1814

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 101371

Accession Number: 2006.31

Brooch

Gold oval locket with two twisted coils of brown table-worked hair applied to edge, center set with a painting and hairwork on ivory of a mourning plinth under a weeping willow tree, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101372

Accession Number: 1927.493

Ring

This gold ring with a center plaque in the shape of a scroll features the initials "EF" in an Asian-style script above a circular cut bezel set clear stone, possibly a diamond. The left shoulder is set with a tear-drop cut clear red glass "stone." The interior is inscribed with a death date and the ...

Date: 1913

Maker: Dattlebaum & Friedman (Manufacturer)

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

GUSN: 101373

Accession Number: 1940.281

Ring

Child's tortoiseshell ring with faceted band and a rectangular plaque in center, faded blue silk ribbon attached.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101374

Accession Number: 1936.164b

Ring

Gold ring set with a pearl in a crown setting with black enamel arrow decoration, chased and black enamel classical decoration on shoulders.

Date: c. 1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101375

Accession Number: 1965.128

Ring

Gold ring with open-work shoulders decorated with an acanthus leaf design, center set with cabochon cut emerald colored glass "stone". This ring was one of several reportedly worn by the donor's aunt, Mrs. Elizabeth Oliva Lane Stevens, as a gift from her future husband Grenville Stevens before th...

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101376

Accession Number: 1922.464

Ring

Gold ring with open shoulders set with a black enamel center inlaid with a silver flower set with small rose cut diamonds.

Date: 1862

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 101377

Accession Number: 1977.22.2

Ring

Gold ring with pierced scroll shoulders, center set with a rectangular faceted jet surrounded by a border of pieces of round faceted jet.

Date: 1848

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101378

Accession Number: 1930.939

Ring

Gold ring with open-work shoulders with acanthus leaf design, center set with amethysts and seed pearls in rosette design. In small white cardboard jewelry box (not original).

Date: 1833

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal), pearl (animal material), amethyst (mineral), garnet (mineral)

GUSN: 101379

Accession Number: 1944.216