Rights Holder: Birmingham Museums Trust
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Unique ID: WMID-B32B46
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published
A complete, but bent gold posy finger ring of Late Post Medieval dating (17th Century AD).
The exterior of the ring with a repeating lozenge design, enclosing a fern like leaf. A inscription is present on the interior of the ring and reads: A small rememberanc. The hoop is D shaped in section.
No maker's mark is present.
The lettering of the inscription is closer to that on 18th century rings. Examples in the British Museum collection with similar engraved decoration are dated 17th - 18th century.
The hoop of the ring is 3.70mm wide and 1.12mm thick. The ring measures 20.52mm wide and 12.30mm long. It weighs 2.4 grams.
Notes:
As the ring cannot be securely dated to pre-1712 it falls outside the provisions of the Treasure Act 1996.
This is a find of note and has been designated: Regional importance
Class:
posy
Inscription:
A small remembranc
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being declared not Treasure
Treasure case tracking number: 2012T647
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Quantity: 1
Length: 20.52 mm
Width: 12.3 mm
Thickness: 1.12 mm
Weight: 2.4 g
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Treasure case number: 2012T647
Primary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Complete
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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