Ring

Object Name:

Ring

Object ID:

1977.071

Date:

1834

Description:

Ring. Gold wedding band worn by Louisa E. Chaffin (1807-1888), Rindge, NH, 1834. "18.K" stamped in rectangle inside band. "Mrs. Chaffin's ring. / Given to Arthur Aug. 1883. / at Rindge, New Hampshire." handwritten in ink on attached card.

Material:

Metal
Gold

Dimensions:

Dia-0.8 inches

Provenance:

The ring was given by Louisa E. Chaffin (1807-1888) of Rindge to Arthur R. Brown (1865-1944) on August, 1883. Arthur Brown was the grandson of Benjamin and Linda (Raymond) Brown of Rindge. His niece, Mildred A. Kenyon (1894-1980) gave the ring to the Society with a collection of Raymond and Ward family papers.

Credit Line:

Gift of Mildred Adams Kenyon

People:

Chaffin, Louisa E. (1807-1888), Brown, Arthur R. (1865-1944), Kenyon, Mildred A. (1894-1980)

Subjects:

Marriage, Weddings, Rings