Artist/Maker
Anthony Gaines
Original Recipient
Caroline Cox
Ring
1861–1865
Place madeUnited States, North America
Ebony
Overall: 3/4 × 1/8 in. (1.9 × 0.3 cm)
Gift of Miss K. A. Schlund
1947.239c
According to the accession record, this is one of rings given to nurse Caroline Cox by Union soldiers convalescing during the Civil War. A note with the ring identifies Anthony Gaines, and says he was "most likely killed in the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia."
DescriptionCircular ebony ring with plain band.ClassificationsJEWELRY
Part of group or set/Part of group or set
