Ring Worn by Eleanor Roosevelt
Object numberMO 1974.343
Name
Ring
Maker
Tiffany & Company
(American, founded 1837)
Date19th century
Mediumgold, pearls, diamonds
Dimensionsobject (overall) H 7/8 in x W 3/4 in x D 7/8 in x Diam 5/8 in (2.2 cm x 1.9 cm x 2.2 cm x 1.6 cm )
box/case H 1 3/8 in x W 1 3/8 in x D 1 3/4 in (3.5 cm x 3.5 cm x 4.4 cm )
box/case H 1 3/8 in x W 1 3/8 in x D 1 3/4 in (3.5 cm x 3.5 cm x 4.4 cm )
Descriptiona) A gold ring set with five pearls and eight small diamonds in the shape of a cross.
b) A jeweler's box the ring came in marked: TIFFANY & CO. / NEW YORK / PARIS • LONDON.
Label TextEight-year-old Eleanor Roosevelt inherited this ring when her mother died in 1892. She wore the ring often while she was a young woman and later gave it to her daughter, Anna. It is on display in the ELEANOR ROOSEVELT exhibit in the Museum’s FOUNDATIONS OF A PUBLIC LIFE gallery.b) A jeweler's box the ring came in marked: TIFFANY & CO. / NEW YORK / PARIS • LONDON.
Additional Details
Credit LineGift of Anna Roosevelt Halsted
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPersonal Possessions of the Roosevelt Family (National Archives Identifier 782689)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.Exposé
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