Signet ring
Datec. 1800-1810
Medium/TechniqueGold, bloodstone, crystal, hair
DimensionsOverall (Diameter): 7/8 in. x 7/8 in. (2.22 cm x 2.22 cm)
Credit LineGift of Michael Magruder, Calvert Magruder, and Robert Stuart Magruder, 2013
Object numberW-5335
DescriptionFaceted and engraved signet ring of 14 karat yellow gold, with a hinged top containing a bevel edge octagonal bloodstone measuring about 7.00 mm. x 9:00, covering a locked compartment containing woven hair under a crystal. The ring descended in the family of Eleanor Calvert Custis Stuart, who was willed a mourning ring by George Washington, and by family lore, the hair belonged to George Washington.
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