Wedding ring belonging to Louise Ayers Church
date: label: Date
content: 1862-1870
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Worn by
content: Louise Ayers Church, American, born ca. 1846
label: Owned by
content: Mary Church Terrell, American, 1863 - 1954
notes: label: Description
content: Wedding ring owned by Louise Ayers Church, mother of Mary Church Terrell. The gold band has a smooth, undecorated exterior. The interior is engraved with the date [Dec 11, 1862] and initials, R.R. [Robert Reed Church] to L.A. [Louise Ayers].
place: label: Place collected
content: Highland Beach, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Domestic life
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Marriage customs and rites
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Mary Church Terrell Family Archive
label: Classification
content: Jewelry and Adornment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ray and Jean Langston in memory of Mary Church and Robert Terrell
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2017.13.1.56
objectType: label: Type
content: finger rings
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: eighteen-carat gold
label: Dimensions
content: Diameter: 3/4 × 1/4 in. (1.9 × 0.6 cm)