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Description: | A complete gold mourning finger ring made in two parts, the inscribed internal band and the hand-pierced openwork exterior band, and soldered together. The openwork band extends approximately 3 mm from the internal plain band. The space beneath may have contained hair.The unusual design consists of an openwork diamond / lozenge flanked by a double vertical incised line. On either side of these vertical lines, two diagonal foliate designs to either side of a larger openwork diamond / lozenge. This lozenge is bisected by a strip of gold decorated as if it has been plaited. This strip may originally have been intended to follow the curve of the ring and has perhaps been pushed in.The internal band exhibits evidence of a join, just after the initials of the deceased, and is engraved: "Death hath Surpris'd my Cheifest Jewell. T. H." There is also a maker's mark, L above W in a circular cartouche.The finger ring has an external diameter of 24.63 mm, an internal diameter of 17.41 mm. The hoop is 5.55 mm wide and 4.16 mm thick. It weighs 3.8 g.Consequently, 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.Teresa GilmoreFinds Liaison OfficerJudy RudoeCurator, Post-Medieval CollectionsThe 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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