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Kennedy Crest Ring
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston MA
Kennedy Crest Ring
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston MA

Kennedy Crest Ring

Artifact IDMO 2009.3.86
Object Type Ring, Finger
Date ca. 1961
Medium Gold
DimensionsOverall H 1 in (2.5 cm )
Physical DescriptionMan's ring with an oval face engraved with the Kennedy Crest. The interior band is engraved with President Kennedy's birth date and the year it was given "May 29, 1961"
Historical NoteThis ring was a gift from Jacqueline Kennedy to her husband, John F. Kennedy on his birthday in 1961.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThis ring belonged to President John F. Kennedy. It was donated to the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation by the Estate of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in 1995. The John F. Kennendy Foundation Inc. donated it to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in 2009.
Credit LineJohn F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; Gift of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation and Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
National Archives Catalog CollectionJohn F. Kennedy Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 1676934)
National Archives Catalog SeriesJohn F. Kennedy Personal Collection (National Archives Identifier 76055731)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestricted
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