Class ring, 1909

A 1909 class ring with a 14k gold band. The head of the ring is a red, oval stone with a bird and the class year engraved in the stone. To see a better image of the bird see the 1909 Bryn Mawr class yearbook cover. The bird could possibly be a phoenix. The bird is a reference to the 1909 class animal. All over the ring band is a scale-like design, further suggesting the animal depicted to be a phoenix. The engravings on the stone are backward, indicating the ring was also used as a seal.