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Dateca. 1864
Dimensions6.35 cm (2 1/2 in.)
MarkingsCard on file: "Brass. Casting. a relic of the U.S.S. 'Kearsage' that sunk the 'Alabama' off Cherbourg in 1864 and was wrecked on the Roucador Reef, 1895. Presented to the Society by F.A. Lambert, Esq. of Grand Cayman, through J.S. Keyes--June 1898." Note: the above label is written on the back of a card for "Hubbard Street Nursery Concord, Mass."
Credit LineGift of F.A. Lambert (1898)
Object numberM0707
DescriptionBrass ring from the ship U.S.S. Kearsage that sunk the 'Alabama' off Cherbourg in 1864 and was wrecked on the Roucador Reef, 1895.
Object number: D1722