Where Is Meryl Streep’s Wedding Ring From Don Gummer?

After first crossing paths in 1978, Meryl Streep married Don Gummer that same year in a garden ceremony at the actress’s parent’s home. The two then embarked on a decades-long marriage. Over the course of 40 years, they became the parents to four children—Gracie, Mamie, Henry, and Louisa—and made countless appearances at events together. Much of their time was spent in Connecticut, where they purchased a farm in 1985. That was the place where they decided to raise their four children. Years later, after their youngest moved out of the house, the couple relocated to a loft in New York.

It’s clear that, for many years, their marriage was a strong one. When asked about the secret to a healthy relationship in 2002, Streep said “goodwill and willingness to bend—and to shut up every once in a while,” according to Vogue. “There’s no road map on how to raise a family: It’s always an enormous negotiation,” she told the magazine. “But I have a holistic need to work and to have huge ties of love in my life. I can’t imagine eschewing one for the other.” However, in 2018, Streep and Gummer quietly split—and the actress eventually relocated to California.

After publicly announcing their separation in 2023, much speculation arouse about the location of the wedding ring Meryl Streep wore for decades. Below, we break down the likely whereabouts of the jewelry piece.

Where Is Meryl Streep’s Wedding Ring From Don Gummer?

It’s likely that the actress is still in possession of her gold wedding band from Don Gummer. Even though the couple decided to part ways in 2018, their separation wasn’t publicly announced until 2023. And that same year, The Devil Wears Prada star was spotted still donning the accessory, which was really years after her split from her former husband. “She wears the ring out of habit,” a source told Closer at the time. “But she does take it off. She still loves Don, and the kids like it. It’s very funny, she says the kids scope out her ring finger every time she sees them.”

Did Don Gummer Ever Give Meryl Streep an Engagement Ring?

While the Mamma Mia! star was consistently photographer wearing a gold wedding band over the course of her marriage, she was rarely spotted with a diamond on her left ring finger. Occasionally, for an awards ceremony or a red carpet event, she would wear a cocktail ring in lieu of or in addition to the band. As a result, it appears that Gummer never gave her a diamond engagement ring. Part of the reason why may be attributed to how quickly the pair decided to wed after meeting.

The two were first introduced by Streep’s brother, Henry Steep III, in 1978. Shortly after meeting Gummer, the actress needed a place to stay—and ended up subletting the sculptor’s loft in Soho while he was on an extended vacation. Sensing a romantic dynamic between them, the two kept in touch by writing letters to each other. The two then married that same year, cementing their partnership.