Wedding ring belonging to Louise Ayers Church
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Object Details
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Worn by
- Louise Ayers Church, American, born ca. 1846
- Owned by
- Mary Church Terrell, American, 1863 - 1954
- Description
- Wedding ring owned by Louise Ayers Church, mother of Mary Church Terrell. The gold band has a smooth, undecorated exterior. The interior is engraved with the date [Dec 11, 1862] and initials, R.R. [Robert Reed Church] to L.A. [Louise Ayers].
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ray and Jean Langston in memory of Mary Church and Robert Terrell
- 1862-1870
- Object number
- A2017.13.1.56
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- finger rings
- Medium
- eighteen-carat gold
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 3/4 × 1/4 in. (1.9 × 0.6 cm)
- Place collected
- Highland Beach, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Collection title
- Mary Church Terrell Family Archive
- Classification
- Jewelry and Adornment
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Domestic life
- Families
- Marriage customs and rites
- Record ID
- nmaahc_A2017.13.1.56
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd588cbf20f-aaae-496d-b536-99b8e51fe8bc
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