Octagonal Mourning Ring to Thomas Gainsborough 1788, Inscribed: Thos / Gainsborough Esqr. / ob. 2 Augt. / 1788 AE 61
Dating
1788 - 1789
Inscription
Inscription: Thos / Gainsborough Esqr. / ob. 2 Augt. / 1788 AE 61
Object Number
1978.003
Display Status
In storage
Description
Mourning rings were given to relatives and friends as a keepsake. Sometimes, people made provisions in their will for the making of such rings and added the list of future recipients.
The inscription reads: "Thomas Gainsborough Esquire / died on August 2 /1788 aged 61".
Credit Line
Trustees of Gainsborough's House, Sudbury (Gift of Norman Baker, 1978)