Ring, Napkin
- Object Name:
- Ring, Napkin
- Object ID:
- 1965.040.02 a-b
- Place of Origin:
- Canton, China
- Date:
- 1800-1900
- Description:
- Napkin rings, pair. Ivory circles 0.25" thick, cream color. Scenes of Chinese people, houses, and trees cut into sides in high relief. Canton drill work. Medallion left for initials but not inscribed.
- Material:
- Skeletal
Ivory - Dimensions:
- H-1 Dia-1.8 inches
- Provenance:
- These were brought from China on a clipper ship by an ancestor of the donor's husband. This type of napkin ring was a common 19th-century souvenir of a visit to China.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Grace G. Moulton
- Subjects:
- Ivory
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