Collection Highlights
Grenadier cap
1740-1770
1890.3
Wool, linen
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Wedding ring in box
Object name
Wedding ring in box
Date
ca. 1750
Medium
Gold
Dimensions
Box: 1 1/8 x 1 3/8 x 7/8 in. (2.9 x 3.5 x 2.2 cm)
Overall: 1/8 x 7/8 in. (0.3 x 2.2 cm)
Description
Gold wedding ring of General Horatio Gates (1728-1806) with inscription engraved inside shank. Domed-top red leather box; top interior lined with ivory satin; interior space to hold ring lined with beige velvet and trimmed with woven satin band; inscription inside box; box has rotating hook clasp.
Credit Line
Gift of Frederic Gallatin
Object Number
1889.7ab
Marks
engraving: on inside of band: "Let love abide till death divide"
stamp: maker's mark: "DE" in Gothic letters inside rectangular frame
Gallery Label
This wedding ring belonged to Horatio Gates (1728/9-1806). Born in England, he served in Nova Scotia under Cornwallis in the British army as a youth. He came to America in 1772, purchasing land in what is now West Virginia. Siding with the colonies when the Revolution broke out, he joined the Continental Army and was given the rank of brigadier general. In 1790 he freed his slaves, sold his plantation, and moved to New York. He served in the New York State legislature from 1800 to 1801.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
