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Description: | A small silver ring, probably a hawking vervel. The ring has a silver shield soldered on to it with the crest of Hansard of London. The crest consists of a cubit arm, erect, cuffed, with a mullet in hand (Fairburn, 186, P.227). Engraved on the ring in capitals is SR.WIL.HANSARD. William Hansard of Biscathorpe was a benefactor of Casitor Grammar School in Lincolnshire. He died in 1631. The hawking ring would have been attached to the hawk??s jessel. The diameter of the hoop is 10.75mm. | Subjects: | Hawking | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Thornton, Dora - British Museum | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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