Materials
Gold, ivory
Object ID
1924.2.3
Resource ID
4287
Notes
The coffin style mourning ring dates back to 1719. While we think of the imagery as being rather morbid today, the coffin shape and skull motif served not only in remembrance of the dead, but as a memento mori to the living, a blunt reminder of the brevity of life.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. J. Holus Whitely.
Digital Publisher
Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture
Rights
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