Museum object · Jewelry and Adornment
Wedding ring belonging to Louise Ayers Church
1862-1870
Highland Beach, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
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].
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Catalog reference: A2017.13.1.56