1931 LGHS Class Ring

Jewelry

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New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

1931 LGHS Class Ring

Entry/Object ID

2025.22.2

Description

A Los Gatos High School 1931 class ring. The band of the ring is gold, and in the center is the seal for the Los Gatos Union High School, which features a cat head in the center. On one side of the band is a stylized engraving of the number '19,' and on the other side of the band is a stylized engraving of the number '31.'

Item Type

Ring

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Acquisition

Accession

2025.22

Source or Donor

Joanne Rodgers

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1931

Time Period

20th Century

Mark, Engraving or Stamp

Type

Inscription

Location

Inside the band, behind the '31'

Transcription

V.L.S.

Language

English

Material/Technique

Engraved

Jewelry Details

Setting

Signet

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Ring, Class

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Ring, Insignia

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Insignia

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Status Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Diameter

3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Diameter measurement is for the interior of the ring.

Material

Metal

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Relationships

Related Places

Place

* Untyped Place

Los Gatos High School

City

Los Gatos

Region

Central California

Continent

North America