Mourning ring
Category
Jewellery
Date
Unknown
Materials
Gold
Measurements
20 mm (Diameter)
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Quebec House, Kent
NT 529204
Summary
Gold ring belonging to Henrietta Wolfe (?), mother of General Wolfe, inscribed, 'Henria Wolfe OB 25 SEPT 1764 Æ 60'. Presumably this is a mourning ring.
Provenance
Formerly part of the Wolfe-Aylward Collection. Item was bequeathed by Mrs. Wolfe (General James Wolfe's mother) to her nephew William Burcher, the son of Anne Burcher (nee Wolfe), she being the eldest member of the family with the exception of her brother Walter (Wolfe's uncle), who died unmarried. This William Burcher had two sons, William and Edward Wolfe Burcher. The first named died without issue, the latter was the great grandfather of Mr Wolfe-Aylward, to whom the items were handed down to.
Marks and inscriptions
Henria Wolfe OB 25 SEPT 1764 Æ 60