Collection Highlights
Carolina Parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis), Study for Havell pl. no. 26
c. 1825
1863.17.26
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, gouache, and black ink with scraping and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Wedding ring in box
Object name
Wedding ring in box
Date
1627
Medium
Gold ring; box of wood, paper, and velvet with metal hook closure
Dimensions
Box: 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 7/8 in. (3.2 x 3.2 x 2.2 cm)
Overall: 1/8 x 3/4 in. (0.3 x 1.9 cm)
Silver Weight: 3 dwt (5 g)
Description
Gold wedding ring with engraved foliate wreath around exterior. Inscription at interior; wooden box with red painted exterior and arched lid.
Credit Line
Gift of Kiliaen Van Renssalaer V
Object Number
1944.259ab
Marks
engraved: around inside: "Kiliaen Van Rensselaer vn Anna Van Weely den 14 december Ad 1627"
Gallery Label
This ring may be the oldest heirloom to have descended in an American family line, and was passed from the eldest male child in each succeeding generation. It originally belonged to Kiliaen Van Rensselaer (1585/86-1643), the first patroon of Rensselaerwyck, New York, who gave it to his second wife Anna Van Weely in 1627. Almost three hundred years later, the donor, Kiliaen Van Rensselaer V, the fifteenth patroon, presented it to his wife, Dorothy Mason.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
