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THE RING   Stamped RingRing Description "The ring is a wedding signet ring of fine gold weighing eight pennyweights and four grains. The signet is oval, six-eighths of an inch by five-eighths in size." "On the outer side of the surface is an ornamental border, in the center the letters "G.V."; a cord passes between the initials with a tie at the top and a love knot at the bottom." "Inside the ring is engraved the word 'Uatted', then the figure of two united hearts, and the words 'Death only partes'. The workmanship is remarkably good, the letters well formed and sharply cut. The initials probably represent the twain whose hearts are united on the ring, but who they were one is at a loss even to conjecture." SOURCE: The Maine Historical Society in Portland, Maine. HOME ALPHABETICAL INDEX
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