Ring, Napkin
- Object Name:
- Ring, Napkin
- Object ID:
- 2014.030.10
- Place of Origin:
- Sandwich, NH
- Date:
- 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 white cotton thread. Inscribed in black ink at top, "E.S. Sept. 1900". At bottom is sketch of a dinner table with four sets of initials around it, and date "1900".
- Material:
- Wood
Birchbark - Dimensions:
- H-2.15 W-2.3 D-1.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Purchased at auction of estate of Nan Hanks, Sandwich, NH.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- People:
- Hanks
- Subjects:
- Souvenirs, Dining, Dining tables
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