Ring
- Object Name:
- Ring
- Object ID:
- 1946.017.01
- Place of Origin:
- Hollis, NH
- Date:
- 1809
- Description:
- Ring with box. Gold wedding band of Eliza Nevens Lovejoy, m. Samuel Runals. Engraved in script on interior of ring, "Love Constitutes the Value". In hinged oval box covered with red faux leather and lined with cream silk. Note inside box (see provenance field).
- Material:
- Metal
Gold - Dimensions:
- D-0.07 Dia-0.75 inches
- Provenance:
- Samuel Runals (1781-1859) and Eliza Nevens Lovejoy (1787-1862) were married April 26, 1809. Note in ring box: "Heirloom / My grandmothers wedding Ring - ('An hundred years ago') / I leave it in trust of Josephine / Runals, to be handed down - Dec. 25, 1880. Robt. K. Runals". Robert K. Runals (1820-1884) was a son of Samuel and Eliza (Lovejoy) Runals. He gave the ring to his niece, Josephine (Runals) Codman (1852-1939), the daughter of his elder brother, Asa Darwin Runals (1814-1897).
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Margaret Inman
- People:
- Lovejoy, Eliza (1787-1862), Runals, Samuel (1781-1859), Runals, Robert K. (1820-1884), Runals, Josephine (1852-1939), Inman, Margaret F. (1895-1983)
- Subjects:
- Weddings, Marriage, Memento, Christmas, Presentation
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