Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
In federal Maine, rings or mementos were often given as tokens of remembrance. This watercolor on ivory and gold ring features two urns, a tomb, with a woman and a willow tree.
The urns are inscribed (painted) “E.B/1793,” and “S.B/1769.” These initials are for Elizabeth Lothrop Bartlett and Samuel Bartlett respectively, the parents of Elizabeth Bartlett Wadsworth, and great-grandparents of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
About This Item
- Title: Bartlett Mourning ring, 1793
- Creation Date: 1793
- Subject Date: 1793
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Gold, watercolor on ivory
- Local Code: A85-925 a,b
- Object Type: Physical Object
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Bartlett family
- Bartlett, Elizabeth B.--Associated objects
- Bartlett, Samuel--Associated objects
- Longfellow family
- Mourning customs--United States--History--19th century
- Mourning jewelry
- mourning rings
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For more information about this item, contact:
Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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