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Description: | Date: early 18th CenturyDescription: Post-Medieval gold mourning ring. D-shaped band, exterior once decorated, now very worn. Inscription on internal surface: HS ob 25 Mar at 48 (HS died 25 March aged 48). There is a gap in the inscription where the year of death is usually represented, four lines have been scratched into this gap, rather than engraved, this appears to be 1711. Inscription is followed by a maker's mark DC crowned (?).Discussion: The same maker's mark appears on rings in the British Museum collections: AF1295, AF1339, and 1961,1202.296, but it is unidentified on all rings the rings, with no dates. Probably made c. 1710-11 so just falls within the Treasure act 1996 remit.Dimensions: Weight: 5g Diameter: 20.5mm Band Width: 4.3mm Thickness: 1.5mmConsequently, in terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious metal it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.Caroline BartonThe British Museum
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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