Silver Napkin Ring - Violet
Date1888-1918
DimensionsOverall: 2.5 x 4.4 cm
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Harry Grose, Calgary, Alberta, 1965
Object number1965.091.010
Label TextThis silver napkin ring belonged to donor Pauline Amy Crouch Grose's aunt on her mother's side, Violet Amy Houchin. Violet was born in 1888 and died in 1918, a year after Pauline's birth. The napkin ring originated in France around 1800, invented as a useful tool to allow individuals to identify their napkin between washes. The idea of the napkin ring spread quickly. They were made using many different materials: silver, bone, wood, glass, and later Bakelite.
NameRing, Napkin
