Ring carved with a heart and leaf motif. Made from beef bone by a Confederate prisoner of war. Inscribed “H.C.H. inside. North Carolina Museum of History, accession number 1914.75.1
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Museum Monday: Ring carved from a beef bone by a Confederate prisoner of war #cw150
Posted in Museum Objects, tagged Museum of History collections, prisoner of war, rings on July 14, 2014| 1 Comment »
Museum Monday: Guttapercha rings made by a prisoner of war #civilwar150
Posted in Museum Objects, tagged gutta percha, mourning, Museum of History collections, rings on June 30, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Guttapercha rings, North Carolina Museum of History, Accession number 1948.26.1-2
Guttapercha rings. These rings are possibly mourning rings since gutta-percha is often associated with mourning. Several of today’s posts deal with death, or memory of loved ones who have recently died. These rings were made by a Confederate prisoner of war.
Source: North Carolina Museum of History, Accession number 1948.26.1-2
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