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The Wedding Ring
The Wedding Ring
The Wedding Ring

The Wedding Ring


Artist (American, b. Ireland, 1840 - 1895)
Date1885
MediumEtching
DimensionsPlate: 19 5/8 x 10 1/4 in. (49.8 x 26 cm)
Sheet: 25 x 19 1/2 in. (63.5 x 49.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Jeannot R. Barr
Object number2004.52
ClassificationsWork on Paper
Object NameEtching
CultureNorth American
NationalityAmerican
On View
Not on view
Century
  • Nineteenth
More Information
Signedbottom right: Thos Hovenden; in plate bottom left: Hovenden Painter & Etcher
Inscribedbottom center: The Wedding Ring; bottom right in plate: copyright 1885; bottom left corner: XX 9502
Exhibition HistoryRecent Acquisitions: American and European Prints, Palmer Museum of Art, October 24, 2006–January 28, 2007