Napkin Ring

Description:

Solid mother-of-pearl ring carved into two leaves joined together at front and inscribed "Honolulu" in black across the outside of its narrower back.

Date Made: ca 1910 - 1911

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Hawaii, Oahu, HonoluluAssociated Place: United States: Kansas

Subject: EatingFood CultureShellsSouvenirsTourist trade

Subject:

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life

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Credit Line: Mrs. John White (Mary Taggert Marshall) McBurney

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.65.2689Catalog Number: 65.2689Accession Number: 258259

Object Name: ring, napkin

Physical Description: white (overall color)shell (overall material)Measurements: overall: 1 1/4 in x 1 5/8 in; 3.175 cm x 4.1275 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-0d64-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_310817

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