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Dish, Ring

Object Name:
Dish, Ring
Object ID:
2017.014.054
Date:
circa 1890
Description:
Ring holder. Round dish with central pillar. Clear, colorless glass. Base is round with petal pattern sides. Short, hollow foot underneath, with sunburst pattern on concave bottom. Pillar begins with cylindrical base, then steps in to hexagonal column with diamond pattern on edges. Capped with six-sided bulb. Molded glass.
Material:
Glass
Dimensions:
H-3.3 Dia-3.5 inches
Provenance:
Part of the Ethel Cilley Stone Collection, consisting of objects, documents, photographs, and memorabilia related to James Stone (1780-1874) and his wife Mary East Beard Stone (1791-1875) of Dunbarton; their son Captain Andrew J. Stone (1828-1864) of Dunbarton, California, etc.; Wesley Page Stone (1833-1916) and his wife Alice Patten Cilley (1849-1934) of Dunbarton; and their daughter, schoolteacher and family historian Ethel Cilley Stone (1884-1981) of Dunbarton and Goffstown.

The collection descended to Ethel Cilley Stone. After her death, the bulk of her estate passed to her minister, Rev. Graham T. Rowley (1932-2012) of Goffstown, then to his children, the donors.
Subjects:
Glass, Glassware
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