Collection Highlights
Memorial sample card
Date:
Object Number:
1947.490a
Medium:
Watercolor and hair on ivory
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Ring
Object Number:
1947.239b
Date:
1861-1865
Medium:
Bone
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 7/8 x 1 in. ( 1.3 x 2.2 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Carved bone ring with hollow band at the sides, heart at the center.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession record, this ring is part of a collection given to nurse Caroline Cox by Union soldiers convalescing during the Civil War. A note with this object identifies Edwin Cox, and says that he was "killed in the wilderness second day."
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss K. A. Schlund
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
