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Description: | Post-medieval gold inscribed posy-ring Date: Probably Second half of 17th CenturyA gold finger ring with a D-shaped section, no joint is evident in the hoop of the ring. The exterior of the hoop has been decorated with an elaborate, sunken floral design, with scrolling foliage. In between the floral designs are two doves. The sunken floral designs have then been infilled with green and dark red enamel, while the doves are shiny white. This enamel survives largely intact. The interior of the hoop is inscribed with serifed letters Love requits' me The area between the beginning and the end of the inscription is undecorated.
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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