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Description: | A complete gold 'posy' or poem finger ring of post-medieval date. The finger ring has a D-shaped section and is only very slightly distorted. There is no external decoration however the inside has an incised inscription that reads; "# On faiTH on hope on love *T*". A saltire separates each word from the next. The T between saltires is probably the maker's mark; the capital TH in the poem may also be part of a maker's mark, or indeed that of the betrothed. A large number of posy rings have been recorded on this database, although this inscription remains unique among them at the present time. No reference to makers' marks of those seen on this ring are known and therefore it is very difficult to predate this ring to 1715, although it is likely to be 18th century in date.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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