Martha Jefferson French Poesy Ring

History: When Thomas Jefferson traveled to France in 1784 to serve as a trade minister to the Court of Louis XVI, he took his twelve-year old daughter, Martha, with him and placed her in a convent school, the Abbaye Royale de Panthemont. On her arrival, Martha could speak very little French, but a year later she wrote, “There are fifty or sixty pensioners in the house, so that speaking as much as I could with them I learnt the language very soon. At present I am charmed with my situation.” She studied painting, harpsichord, needlework, history, geography, reading and Latin. She generally saw her father once a week, but when Jefferson traveled outside of Paris, Martha missed him greatly, and urged him to write long letters, and often.

Visit your Posey Ring: Martha Jefferson’s original ring can be found at Monticello, in the collection of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation. French, 18th century

Enamel: If you are purchasing this ring in gold, you can have it enameled so the background is blue, black, red or white. Cost is an extra $80 and production time is estimated at 4 weeks. Please allow as much additional time as possible, as this is a unique and special request. Sterling silver and platinum are not available with enamel.

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