Collection Highlights
American Ornithology; or The Natural History of the Birds of the United States
Date:
1880
Object Number:
LIB.Y1808.W
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Ring
Object Number:
1947.239c
Date:
1861-1865
Medium:
Ebony
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/8 x 3/4 in. ( 0.3 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Circular ebony ring with plain band.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession record, this is one of rings given to nurse Caroline Cox by Union soldiers convalescing during the Civil War. A note with the ring identifies Anthony Gaines, and says he was "most likely killed in the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia."
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss K. A. Schlund
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
