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Description: | A post-medieval copper-alloy enamelled finger-ring (probably 16th or17th century). The finger-ring has been cast in a strip with moulded copper-alloy cells to accommodate inlaid enamel; there is a seam where the ends of the strip have been soldered together to form the ring. The pattern comprises two pointed ovals arranged point-to-point with a circle in between, forming a propeller shape. In between each of these propeller motifs there is a circular cell. The enamel is red, white and blue, and large areas are missing. The propeller pattern alternates between a pair of white oval propellers and then a pair of red. The central circular cell has a contrasting colour enamel inlay to the oval propellers. The background to the pattern has been inlaid with blue enamel. Dimensions: Diameter: 20.76mm; thickness: 2.51mm; weight: 0.88g. Identification by Hazel Forsyth, Senior Post Medieval Curator, Museum of London.Hazel Forsyth suggested a date of 16th - 17th century but noted that the style could equally well be of a more contemporary date. Hazel also noted that it is unusual for a bronze ring to be enamelled, and for only one surface to be enamelled.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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