Ring, Napkin
- Object Name:
- Ring, Napkin
- Object ID:
- 2014.030.07
- Place of Origin:
- Sandwich, NH
- Date:
- 1892-1896
- 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 somewhat flattened) brown birchbark ring; ends stitched together with blue cotton thread. Inscribed in black ink with initials and dates, in three lines, 1892 and 1896. Illustrated with sketch of three birds (ducks?).
- Material:
- Wood
Birchbark - Dimensions:
- H-1.9 W-1.8 D-1.1 inches
- Provenance:
- Purchased at auction of estate of Nan Hanks, Sandwich, NH.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- People:
- Hanks
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