Hand-Carved Ring

Object/Artifact

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Porter County Museum

Name/Title

Hand-Carved Ring

Entry/Object ID

2015.22.2

Description

Ring carved from the root of an apple tree.

Context

According to our records, this ring was carved from the root of an apple tree by Alpheus Chandler French while he was serving in the Civil War. French was part of Company I of the 20th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment that organized on July 22, 1861. He was killed in battle in May 1864. His younger brother, Solon, a veteran who survived the war, perhaps brought this ring home with him.

Acquisition

Accession

2015.22

Source or Donor

Found in Collection

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Made/Created

Artist

French, Alpheus Chandler

Time Period

19th Century

Exhibition

Against the Grain