{"product_id":"georgian-just-as-the-twig-is-bent-sepia-mourning-ring","title":"Georgian \"Just as the twig is bent...\" Sepia Mourning Ring","description":"\u003cp\u003eTho[ma]s Gilbert Ob 25 July 1776 AE 70\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ehttps:\/\/grokipedia.com\/page\/thomas_gilbert_architect\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJust as the twig is bent, so is the tree inclined\u003c\/strong\u003e, a \u003cspan\u003eproverbial \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eearly 18th century saying meaning that early influences have a permanent effect. There is a related comment of the mid 16th century, ‘a man may bend a wand while it is green and make it straight though it be never so crooked,’ but the current form comes originally from Alexander Pope's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEpistles to Several Persons\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1732): ‘'Tis education forms the common mind, Just as the twig is bent the tree's inclined.’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMATERIALS: 18k gold, rock crystal, sepia miniature on velum or ivory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAGE: dated 1776\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCONDITION: Very good - minor losses to the enamel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSIZE: 9, cannot be resized; 3\/4\" x 5\/8\" head, 1\/16\" shank\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52371745636634,"sku":"R3457","price":5000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0156\/5502\/files\/R3457-1_010c5cd8-94eb-46b1-9d56-e45dcbcdce4b.jpg?v=1782515183","url":"https:\/\/checkout.ericaweiner.com\/products\/georgian-just-as-the-twig-is-bent-sepia-mourning-ring","provider":"Erica Weiner LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}