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Description: | A gold mourning ring dating from 1753. The ring's outside diameter is 21.6mm, the band's width is 3.3mm, its thickness is 2.1mm and it weighs 4.2g. The band is divided into five curvilinear scrolls, which contain a legend in gold, highlighted by black enamel. The legend reads WM BYSHOP OB:24 JULY.1753 AE:40, i.e. the ring commemorates a William Byshop who died on 24th July 1753, aged 40. The parish registers for Milborne Port record that a William Byshop married a Sara Hallet on 23rd October 1739 (Hugh Vincent, pers. comm.). This ring presumably belonged to Sara, who had it made after the death of her husband. On the inside of the band there is a maker's mark: IW set within a simple rectangle. These initials are not uncommon, but perhaps refer to John Webber of Plymouth, who entered his name and mark at the assay office in 1724. A number of London goldsmiths who were operating at this date have the same initials. | Subjects: | Mourning | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Payne, Naomi - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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