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Record ID: IOW-968201
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete and misshapen gold posy finger ring of early eighteenth century date. Length: 23.5mm, width: 12.0mm. Weight 1.27g. Treasure case no. 2007 T244 (disclaimed). The ring is inscribed on the inside of the D-section hoop "I cannot show the love I O". This is followed by a stamped maker's mark in a rectangular punch of the letters PE in Roman capitals. This inscription appears on a ring in the British Museum's collections. It is listed in Joan Evans "English Posies and Posy Rings" (1931). The maker's mark appears to be that of William Pearson, who registered as a smallworker in 1704.
Created on: Friday 8th June 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 13th July 2011
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: IOW-09A610
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete corroded copper alloy and gilded finger ring of possible Post-Medieval date (AD 1500 – AD 1800). Maximum diameter 17.8mm, width 1.2mm and 0.8mm thick. Weight 0.36g.
The hoop is misshapen. It is sub-circular in plan and sub-rectangular in cross-section. Traces of gilding are visible on the inside and outside of the hoop.
Created on: Wednesday 1st August 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: IOW-053932
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete cast copper alloy finger ring of Post-Medieval or Modern date (Post AD 1500). Outer diameter 21.1mm, inner diameter 17.3mm and 4.2mm in width. Weight 2.71g.
The outer face of the hoop is convex and has two circumferential minor grooves, one close to each edge. Within the grooves there is an inscription with stops in the form of five pointed stars. However, due to wear and corrosion, the inscription is indeterminate. The inside of the hoop is slightly convex.
The outer face of the hoop is worn and corroded, whereas the inside of the hoop is worn and smooth and has a mid…
Created on: Monday 13th August 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: IOW-A48135
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete and misshapen copper alloy finger ring of probable Post-Medieval date (AD 1500 – AD 1800). Length: 22.9mm; width: 17.8mm and 1.4mm thick. Weight: 1.32g.
The hoop is flat on the inner face and slightly convex on the outer face. Decoration on the outer face consists of closely aligned parallel transverse grooves.
The ring is corroded and in poor condition. A patchy dark green patina is present on the outer face of the hoop only.
Created on: Wednesday 26th September 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: IOW-461BE6
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete and missapen gold posy ring of Post-Medieval, sixteenth or seventeenth century date (AD 1500 - AD 1700). Diameter: c.22.0mm; weight: 2.55g. Treasure case no. 2007 T574 (disclaimed). The ring is squashed significantly out of shape but it remains intact with no breaks to the band. External decoration is a repeated pattern of engraved scrollwork and flowers, which may have once been enamelled. To the interior it is inscribed in Roman capitals: "* BEFORE LYFE COMES DEATH". The origin of this motto is unclear and is not recorded on any of the posy rings within the British Museum…
Created on: Wednesday 21st November 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 13th July 2011
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: IOW-7051A2
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete copper alloy finger ring of probable eighteenth century date (AD 1700 – AD 1800). Outer diameter: 16.2mm; width of hoop: 5.0mm and 0.6mm thick. Weight: 1.22g.
The outer edges of the ring are slightly raised to form a rim. Along the centre of the hoop there is a circumferential raised band with a constant width of about 2.0mm. This band is decorated with alternating and regularly spaced motifs in the form of flowers and possibly buckles. At either side of this decorative band the spaces are decorated with closely spaced transverse ribbing. However, this ribbing is mainly…
Created on: Tuesday 28th October 2008
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: IOW-F93AA2
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete cast copper alloy finger-ring of probable eighteenth or nineteenth century date (AD 1700 – AD 1900). Outer diameter: 21.3mm; width: 7.2mm. Weight: 4.66g.
The outer face of the hoop is decorated with six evenly spaced flower motifs within a lozenge-shaped field. Each space between the flowers has opposed foliage motifs. There is no indication of any surface treatment.
A patina has not survived and the surface colour of the metal is dull reddish brown. There are areas of loose light green copper alloy corrosion products.
Created on: Wednesday 10th December 2008
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: IOW-C32A85
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete cast copper alloy finger-ring of probable eighteenth or nineteenth century date (AD 1700 – AD 1900). Outer diameter: 22.0mm; width: 5.7mm. Weight: 4.15g.
The outer face of the hoop is decorated with nine panels of two different alternating flower motifs. However, at the soldered join two of the same motifs abut. The join is not visible on the outer face of the hoop but is crude and easily visible on the inside. There is no indication of any surface treatment. A patina has not survived and the surface colour of the metal is dull reddish brown. There are areas of loose li…
Created on: Friday 6th February 2009
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: IOW-028AC5
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a silver-gilt finger-ring of early post-Medieval date (1500-1600). Length: 21.3mm; width of hoop: 7.3mm. thickness of hoop 1.2mm. Weight: 1.69g. Treasure case no. 2009 T253.
A fragment of a silver-gilt finger-ring with an old break at each end. The outer face of the hoop has a raised rim at each edge which encloses a convex centre decorated with lines of simple punch marks. The inside of the hoop is flat.
Created on: Sunday 17th May 2009
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
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This findspot is known as 'Calbourne', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: IOW-43E3F4
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete and misshapen posy finger-ring of post-Medieval date. Treasure case no. 2009 T257. The outer face of the hoop is engraved with four evenly spaced composite flower heads and the inside of the hoop is inscribed: Let vertue be a guide to thee. A stamped maker's mark at the end of the inscription is formed by initials: I W.
Created on: Wednesday 20th May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 16th April 2020
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Newport', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: IOW-6A11D0
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete misshapen gold memorial finger-ring: 16th to early 17th century. Treasure case no. 2009 T284. Gold finger-ring, the hoop misshapen, the bezel in the form of a quatrefoil intersected by a square, with central roundel containing a much worn skull in white enamel, surrounded by the inscription: Live to die. Each word is separated by a stop in the form of a six pointed star. The quatrefoil petals with engraved decoration. The shoulders are decorated with grooves surmounted with scrolls and narrowing in width to the hoop which is D-shaped in section. There are no markings on the…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd June 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 4th October 2016
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Brighstone', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: IOW-A04C74
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete post-Medieval cast copper alloy posy finger-ring (c. 1700-c. 1800).
The hoop is circular in plan, 'D'-shaped in cross-section and plian on the outer face. On the flat inner face it is inscribed: PRAIS GOD.
This finger-ring has a shiny mid-green patina overall.
Outer diameter: 24.6mm; width: 6.4mm; thickness: 1.9mm. Weight: 5.88g.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd March 2011
Last updated: Friday 25th March 2011
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: IOW-2B2F93
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete post-Medieval copper-alloy finger-ring (c. 1700-c. 1800).
The ring is squashed and the soldered join is broken. It has a repetitive design of contiguous lozenge-shaped features forming triangular openwork apertures between these features and each edge of the hoop. Each feature has three small lozenge-shaped depressions containing three or four parallel ribs.
The surface colour of the metal is brown and there are traces of gilding on the outer face.
20.0 x 6.4 x 5.5mm. Weight: 1.62g.
Created on: Friday 30th July 2010
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: IOW-BADA25
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete post-Medieval gold posy finger-ring, c. 1710-c. 1800. A slightly misshapen plain hoop, convex on the outside and inscribed on the inside: My hart f binde where fayth f finde. Initial mark: six-pointed star. The ring is worn on the outer face Outer diameter: 21.7mm; width: 4.7mm; thickness: 1.3mm. Weight: 4.85g.
Created on: Wednesday 18th August 2010
Last updated: Thursday 16th April 2020
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Newport', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: IOW-FA3E30
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete and misshapen post-Medieval gold posy finger-ring.
The hoop is 'D'-shaped in cross-section. It is plain on the outside and has a lower case inscription on the inside:
'Remember the giver'
Before the inscription there is a maker's mark: C or G.
Estimated diameter: 19.6mm; width of hoop: 1.9mm; thickness of hoop: 0.6mm. Weight: 1.07g.
Created on: Monday 20th June 2011
Last updated: Friday 24th June 2011
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: IOW-0FCA07
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A post-Medieval gold posy finger-ring (c. 1650-c. 1750 AD). Treasure case no. 2011 T570.
The ring is 'D'-shaped in cross-section and has an inscription in lower case on the inner face:
'Hearts content cannot repent'
The inscription is followed by stamped maker's initials: T T
The mark TT occurs on three rings in the British Museum Collection but is unidentified. However, the inscription on this ring is recorded in Loves Garland of 1624 (Evans 1931, p. 47), as are two of the inscriptions on the British Museum rings with the same mark. It is not known how long these inscrip…
Created on: Wednesday 14th September 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 8th February 2012
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: IOW-E7CB83
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete gold posy ring of Post-Medieval date (c. AD 1550 - c. AD 1700). Diameter: 17.0mm; width: 2.1mm; weight: 1.02g. Treasure case no. 2008 T118 (disclaimed).
The ring has a narrow hoop and plain exterior. The inside of the hoop is inscribed in serifed capitals: BE CONSTANT and has an inscribed eight-pointed star at the beginning and end of the inscription.
When found, the ring was misshapen but was remodelled to its present circular form by a jeweller prior to being reported by the finder, as Potential Treasure.
Created on: Saturday 29th March 2008
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Shalfleet', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: IOW-989FD7
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete misshapen cast copper alloy and gilded finger ring of probable Post-Medieval date (AD 1500 – AD 1800). Length: 16.3mm; width: 7.9mm and 3.9nmm thick. Weight: 2.24g.
About half of the hoop is missing due to two old breaks.
The ring has a slightly raised circular bezel which is decorated with a saltire cross which has probably been formed by punching. The outer face of the hoop was also decorated, although the design is largely indeterminate. However, it may have consisted of alternating lozenge and floral motifs.
The ring is corroded and in poor condition. Minut…
Created on: Tuesday 13th May 2008
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: IOW-136BF3
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete copper alloy finger ring of probable Late Post-Medieval or Modern date. Post c. 1700. Maximum diameter: 17.1mm; width: 1.1mm. Weight: 0.31g.
The ring is misshapen and very slender. The outside of the hoop is decorated with two raised parallel sinuous lines all around the circumference. The patina is lost and the inside of the hoop is particularly corroded.
Created on: Thursday 12th June 2008
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: IOW-0C1674
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete cast copper alloy finger ring of probable Post-Medieval date (c. AD 1700 - c. AD 1800). Length 27.5mm, width of hoop 4.4mm. Weight 2.07g. (weight includes some soil).
The ring is misshapen and flattened. The outer face of the hoop has moulded decoration that consists of a repeated abstract floral design.
The visible parts of this ring are corroded and the patina is lost.
Created on: Saturday 14th April 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.
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