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Object Name
Mourning Ring
Object Number
2005-21-1
Description
Gold ring with large oval face. Brown hair braided under glass. In gold on reverse side of glass "CC" in overlapping script letters. Engraved on back "Sacred to the/memory of Miss Clarissa/Champion Obt. Oct 22, 1801/At 16 years 7 months/22 days"
Comment
Clarissa Champion was a student at the Litchfield Female Academy in 1799
Category
Personal Artifacts
Date Made
1801-1802
Dimensions
3/4" diameter x 7/8" height
Materials
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Mourning
Female Academy
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