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Description: | gold posy ringDate: 17th or early 18th centuryDescription: Thin narrow hoop, plain exterior, inscribed inside in lower case: Let likinge laste. Discussion: The inscription is recorded in J. Evans, English Posies and Posy Rings (Oxford 1931) p. 68, and occurs on a plain ring in the BM from the Joan Evans Gift (1961,1202,418) and on a ring in the V&A ornamented with bosses and dated to the 17th century by C. Oman, Catalogue of Rings in the Victoria & Albert Museum (London 1930) no. 688.The use of the long 's'in 'laste' is consistent with a date in the 17th century, but similar lettering continued well into the 18th century. Metal content: The precious metal content fulfils the requirements of the Treasure Act in that it is greater than 10%.
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