Object Record
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Object Name |
Ring, Finger |
Title |
Gold Ring, with Opals and Emeralds |
Description |
Woman's finger ring, gold with opal and emerald stones. Ring belonged to William Armstrong Postell's mother, Anne Armstrong Cater Postell. Anne was the wife of James Pettigrew Postell. Kelvin Grove Plantation, St. Simons Island, Georgia. The ring has two opals in the center with prongs where a third opal is missing. There are two small emeralds above and two small emeralds below the opals. |
Collection |
Caroline Postell Messer Family Collection |
Year Range from |
1850 |
Year Range to |
1910 |
Catalog Number |
1995.018.007 |
Material |
Gold, opal, emerald |
People |
Postell, Anne Armstrong Cater Postell, James Pettigrew Postell, William Armstrong Postell, Ida Ethel(ind) Billington Pope, Anne Caroline Postell Messer, Caroline Pope |
Subjects |
Jewelry Kelvin Grove Plantation St. Simons Island - History St. Simons Island, GA |