Ring

Object/Artifact

-

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Ring

Entry/Object ID

2011.32.2

Description

Plain gold ring with a hinged compartment on the inside of the band. The compartment held dirt (now removed). The ring is domed and may be hollow throughout. The initials CH are engraved on the inside of the band.

Context

Worn as a mourning right by Kate Frances Twitchell Holland. The ring held dirt from the grave of her husband, Clark Holland, who was assassinated in Bossier Parish, Louisiana.

Acquisition

Accession

2011.32

Source or Donor

Holland, Clark D., Sr., Holland, Clark D., Jr.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1875

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Ring, Mourning

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Ring, Wedding

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Ornament, Mourning

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Wedding Objects

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Funerary Objects

Nomenclature Class

Ceremonial Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

1/4 in

Diameter

7/8 in

Material

Gold

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Holland, Clark (1850-1874)

Person or Organization

Holland, Kate Twitchell (1854-1875)

Related Places

Place

State/Province

Louisiana

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Place

Town

Newfane

County

Windham County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America