Mourning Ring

Object number
32.2.2
Creator
Tanner, John
Date
circa 1740
Description
Plain mourning ring as a gold band. Inside is engraved. Engraved: "AK obt April 12, 1740 AE 65". Also, "JT" enclosed in a circle on the inside of the band. Given to the honorable Daniel A. Updike, of Newport and Wickford, at the funeral of Ann Kay, widow of Nathaniel Kay Esq., of Newport, RI.
Materials
gold
Credit Line
Gift of Daniel Berkeley Updike
Object Type
mourning rings
Related People & Organizations
Tanner, John (associated)
Kay, Nathaniel (associated)
Kay, Ann (associated)
Updike, Daniel A. (associated)