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Description: | Treasure case 2014 T190: Not TreasureDescription: Very small gold finger ring with a 'posy' inscription on the inner side. The ring is D-shaped in section with a slightly convex outer side. The hoop is of even width with no bezel.The outer side is decorated with an incised straight line just inside the upper and lower edge creating upper and lower borders. In the field between them three parallel incised lines create a double wavy line curving from the upper to the lower edge in regular waves.The inner side is inscribed with an inscription in italics reading: Accept it if it will fitt. There is no maker's mark. Traces of black enamel remain in the letters and was possibly originally in the lines on the outer side although now only dirt remains.The ring is distorted and dented in places.Dimensions: It is now 13.3mm by 11.8mm externally, 2.0mm wide and 0.9mm thick. It weighs 0.64 grams.Discussion: The small size of the ring, reflected in the inscription, may suggest it was designed to be worn on one of the upper joints of the little finger, presumably by someone with relatively small hands.Posy rings with similar wavy pattens on the outside include treasure case 2006 T335, KENT-D0E578 dated to AD 1650-1750 and British Museum AF.1264 dated to the 17th to 18th centuries. The inscription is not paralleled in the usual works but is similar to an example in the British Museum (1961,1202.449) inscribed 'Tho little accept it' and dated to the 17th - 18th centuries.The above parallels and use of italic lettering suggest a mid-17th -18th century date is likely. The absence of a datable maker's mark alone is not enough evidence to date the ring securely to pre-1714; as such it falls outside the provisions of the Treasure Act (1996).Laura Burnett, Finds Liaison Officer, Somerset, March 2014
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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