NARC-48DB13: NARC-48DB13 : Posey Ring : Medieval

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FINGER RING

Unique ID: NARC-48DB13

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

A complete gold Finger Ring of Post-Medieval date (AD 1550-1700). The object is composed of a D shaped sectioned gold band. The outer face of the ring is plain and undecorated. The inner face bears an incised italic inscription which reads: . wish . you . well + +.

Dimensions: Diameter: 15.78mm, Width: 2.70mm, Thickness: 0.85mm, Weight: 1.1g.

Discussion: Posie or Posey rings were a popular form of finger-ring from the 16th to 18th centuries, more often in gold than silver. Lettering and inscriptions can be used to try and narrow the dating of a ring. Those with block capitals being earlier and the lettering becoming lower case and more cursive and italic during the course of the 17th century and into the 18th. The inscription on this example is fairly common and still in use on similar rings today. The arrangement of the initials however is indicative of the late 17th / early 18th century, particularly the use of the long 's' and the tails on the 'h' and 'y'.

Similar examples have been recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme Database: KENT-21E814 - 2017T865, LVPL-25CDE6 - 2016T843.

Similar examples can be seen on the British Museums online catalogue: http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=82129&partId=1&searchText=Well&object=20953&page=1

Inscription: . WISH . YOU . WELL + +

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Submitted for consideration as Treasure

Treasure details

Treasure case tracking number: 2018T720

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1550
Date to: Circa AD 1700

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Width: 2.7 mm
Thickness: 0.85 mm
Weight: 1.1 g
Diameter: 15.78 mm

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Other reference numbers

Treasure case number: 2018T720

Materials and construction

Primary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Hand made
Decoration style: Other
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Incised or engraved or chased

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Cherwell (District)
Parish or ward: Deddington (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP4631
Four figure Latitude: 51.97557056
Four figure longitude: -1.33172987
1:25K map: SP4631
1:10K map: SP43SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

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Recording Institution: NARC
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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