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Description: | A gold posy ring dating from the 16th or 17th century. The hoop is formed of hands clasping a heart, flower designs, foliage and other decorative motifs. On parts of the exterior enamel has survived, the hands retain traces of white enamel with traces of red enamel on the heart. Colours that remain are blue, white and red, and more is decayed. Inside is it inscribed "My [heart motif] the centure love this circle is [heart motif on its side containing a C]". Traces of black enamel remain visible in the lettering which is lower case and italic but with a capital M at the beginning. The style is consistent with rings of a similar date. Posy rings were often gifts exchanged by lovers and the messages engraved on the unseen side are an evocative insight into the past. These rings were also used as betrothal and wedding rings. The letter C in a sideways heart is presumably a maker's mark but it cannot be identified. The inscription appears to have a word missing as it does not read well in this form. A similar finger ring is BERK-BAB9D4 (2007 T488). 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. Dimensions: Weight: 2.04grams Overall size: 18.13mm external diameter, 16.03mm internal diameter, band width is 4.14mm and thickness is 1.19mm. Amy Downes
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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