This Georgian mourning band was made to commemorate the death of Mrs Sarah Burningham. The enameling technique used to make a ring like this is called champlevé. This method required the jeweler to cut away the gold of the band to form shapes, letters, or numbers (in this case it reads: "Mrs Sarah Burningham OB 28 Feb 1777 AET 31"), and then flood the recessed space with enamel, which would then be fired to harden it. This ring is a size 7.5 and cannot be resized.
Mrs Sarah Burningham OB 28 Feb 1777 AET 31
MATERIALS: 18k gold (tests), enamel
AGE: dedicated in 1777
CONDITION: Very good - minor surface wear commensurate with age and use
SIZE: 7.5, cannot be resized; 2.5mm shank