Rights Holder: National Museums Liverpool
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Unique ID: LVPL-2232A6
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published
A gold mourning finger ring.
It has traces of black enamelling on the exterior, in a probable floral pattern. An inscription is present on the internal surface, reading "Death is the waye to life".
Next to the inscription on the internal surface is a maker's stamp with the initials TS in square cartouche.
Description: Post-Medieval gold mourning ring. D-shaped section with inscription on interior of band , which reads: Death is the waye to life. Maker's mark TS within rectangular cartouche. The fine floral scroll on the exterior, retaining much of the black enamel, is consistent with such a 17th Century date.
Discussion: Although the inscription on this ring is not dated the maker' s mark is close to the TS mark on rings in the British Museum collection, see AF. 1530 with inscription dated 1658 & AF. 1534 with inscription dated 1669
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.
Class:
mourning
Inscription:
Death is the waye to life
Current location of find: Congleton Museum
Subsequent action after recording: Acquired by museum after being declared Treasure
Treasure case tracking number: 2011T188
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Quantity: 1
Width: 3.05 mm
Thickness: 1.38 mm
Weight: 2.4 g
Diameter: 18.44 mm
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Treasure case number: 2011T188
Primary material: Gold
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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