Ring, Napkin
- Object Name:
- Ring, Napkin
- Object ID:
- 2014.030.01
- Place of Origin:
- Sandwich, NH
- Date:
- 1892-1900
- Description:
- Souvenir napkin ring. Ink on birchbark. One of a set of ten rings used by members of the Hanks family of Sandwich, NH, 1890s. Cylindrical (now oval) brown birchbark ring; ends stitched together with blue cotton thread. Inscribed in black ink with initials and dates, in seven lines, 1892-1900. Illustrated with sketch of a cylindrical object with handle (pipe?).
- Material:
- Wood
Birchbark - Dimensions:
- H-2 W-1.8 D-1.2 inches
- Provenance:
- Purchased at auction of estate of Nan Hanks, Sandwich, NH.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- People:
- Hanks
- Subjects:
- Souvenirs, Pipes (Smoking)
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