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Description: | A copper alloy sewing ring of late16th century date. Slightly mis-shappen, with evenly spaced indentations in 6 rows around the centre of the rings, leaving short plain borders above and below. The true diameter would have been approximately 20mm. The ring is 16mm high.According to Edwin F. Holmes (FRG Datasheet 9), early sewing rings can be identified by having a slightly splayed lower rim, to allow them to fit on the finger more confortably. The later sewing rings have a more straight sided construction. The ring recorded here has a straight sided profile, and so a date of 1550-1620 can be suggested.
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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