Record ID: ESS-AD1C00
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Complete gold finger ring. The ring takes the form of a simple band. The hoop of the ring is flat in section and is of equal width and thickness for its circumference. On the outer face of the hoop is an engraved inscription, now partial due to wear. It reads +PVR [?] VOSTR[E].........[S]ENS SV??[ST].......??[MARIA monogram ?] There are no traces of enamel. The hoop is now distorted. The external diameter of the hoop is 24.26mm lengthways and 2.65mm across the narrower diameter. The hoop is 2.42mm wide and 0.74mm thick. It weighs 1.18g.
Created on: Wednesday 16th May 2007
Last updated: Friday 19th August 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North of Colchester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-00ED32
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Treasure Number: 2006 T447. Post Medieval gold mourning ring dated to 1674. The band is simple, with a small engraving of a skull on the exterior. The interior is inscribed in lower case script: 'E : Kinsman obijt 28 Maij 74. o. y. en', with maker's mark GW in a rectangular shield. The hoop has an external diameter of 17.31mm, an internal diameter of 14.65mm, is 3.48mm wide, 1.11mm thick and weighs 2.51g. This is a characteristic type of the period, though the spelling of 'obijt' and Maij' is unusual, and the interpretation of the letters that appear after the date is unclear. T…
Created on: Thursday 6th September 2007
Last updated: Monday 22nd September 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Essex', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-010B24
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Complete silver ring. The ring takes the form of a plain D-sectioned band. To the inner surface is the inscription 'OBEY GOD'. A gold tinge to the inner surface suggests that the ring was once gilded. No traces of gilt survive to the outer surface. There are no traces of enamel to the inscription. 16th - 17th Century The hoop has an external diameter of 23.44mm, is 5.18mm wide and 1.66mm thick. The ring weighs 4.65g. A similar ring (with a different inscription) can be seen in the Treasure Annual Report 2003, number 263.
Created on: Thursday 6th September 2007
Last updated: Friday 19th August 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ESS-EDD307
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure number 2007 T639 Post Medieval gold finger ring: The ring is squashed and damaged, now a flattened oval measuring 21.67mm by 11.36mm wide. The band is 3.13mm wide, 1.42mm thick. It weighs 2.45 grams. British Museum Report: This ring is very damaged and the surface much worn. There appear to be traces of an inscription but it is not legible. It was examined by both the Medieval and Post-Medieval curators at the British Museum but neither could be certain of its date. In these circumstances it is not possible to confirm that it is more than 300 years old, and as such it fails t…
Created on: Monday 5th November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 25th September 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Broxted CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-32C536
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure case: 2011 T201 'Colchester District', Essex Date: probably Post-Medieval; indeterminate date Description: Post-Medieval silver-gilt finger-ring fragment, comprising of part of the bezel, depicting a hand holding a rosette shown wearing a ruffled cuff. Discussion: The ring fragment has been assessed by both the Medieval and Post-Medieval curators at the British Museum, who are in agreement that the ring fragment cannot be securely dated to pre-1711, though it is probably of Post-Medieval date. The find cannot be securely dated to pre-1711 and as such falls outsid…
Created on: Friday 18th March 2011
Last updated: Thursday 21st March 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Colchester District', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-833234
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
TREASURE CASE 2011 T255 Medieval Finger Ring A medieval finger-ring with a D-sectioned hoop. The outside of the hoop has cabled decoration which alternates with bands of beading enclosing areas engraved with flowers. The ring would originally have been enamelled, but no traces of enamel remain. It is distorted and has evidence of much wear. The finger-ring is gold and dates from the fifteenth century. Dimensions: length 22 mm, width 18 mm. J P Robinson Curator of Medieval Collections 5th January 2012
Created on: Friday 15th April 2011
Last updated: Thursday 21st March 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tendring District', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-4BD571
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval cast copper alloy finger ring. The hoop is incomplete. There is an elongated octaganal bezel with an unclear cast design. It is 23.96mm in diameter, the bezel is 16.47mm long, 12.43mm wide. It weighs 3.0 grams.
Created on: Monday 6th September 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd November 2010
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NARC-3424A3
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
A plain gold band with an inscription etched into the inside. A mourning ring. The inscription reads: R.F.29.9.97 Judy Rudoe of the British Museum explains: "Generally the omission of the first two letters of the year indicates a 17th-century date". The ring is complete, although it has suffered some post-depositional plough damage. It is D-shaped in section and was aproximately 23mm in diameter. The band is 3mm in width.
Created on: Friday 17th September 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 29th February 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ESS-017515
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Treasure Case 2010 T644: Post Medieval Ring Date: 1657 Description: Post-Medieval gold mourning ring, with pronounced central ridge on the exterior, once enamelled black. Inscribed inside in lower case ': You must follow G : M Aug: 29 - 57' (probably standing for August 29, 1657), with maker's mark B in an oval. Discussion: The mark is similar to a mark on a finger-ring in the British Museum collections: 1961,1202.143, but this mark has not been identified. Dimensions: Weight: 2.0g Diameter: 21.3mm Band Width: 3mm Thickness: 1.5mm Consequently, in terms of age and as the obj…
Created on: Thursday 21st October 2010
Last updated: Thursday 25th July 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chigwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-6A88F4
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval (1500-1700AD) copper alloy finger ring. The ring is formed of a simple copper alloy band, with floral decoration mounded on the upper surface. There is a worn break through part of the band. It has an external diameter if 22.06mm, an internal diameter of 19.67mm and the band is 4.51mm wide, 1.27mm thick. It weighs 1.81 grams. The ring has a dull red-brown patina.
Created on: Thursday 28th February 2008
Last updated: Monday 28th November 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'High Ongar CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-A3DC08
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
A Post-medieval gold finger ring. The ring is inscribed inside the band: 'In Christ and thee my comfort be' followed by the maker's mark 'WF' in a rectangular shield. The ring has been damaged and the shape distorted. The lettering suggests an 18t century rather than 17th century date and this is confirmed by the maker's mark, which occurs on a ring in the BM (1961,1202.150)and is recorded in A. G. Grimwade, London Goldsmiths 1697-1837, London 1990, p. 274, as 'untraced mark no. 3877', found on items dated 1765 and 1766. The find dates to later than 1708 and as such falls …
Created on: Monday 7th April 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Braintree District', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PAS-B5B846
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
16th-20th century plain gold finger-ring or decorative band Description: Complete gold ring. The hoop has a D shaped section. The ring is plain inside and out without any hallmark or maker’s mark. The interior of the hoop is not well finished or worn. Though it is probably a finger ring, the possibility remains that it is a decorative band from another, unknown object. Dimensions: External diameter: 25.47mm, Weight: 14.27g. The object contains a minimum of 10% gold, however in the absence of any marks, there is no evidence to securely date the object pre-1705. Consequently …
Created on: Sunday 20th April 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East of Colchester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-0B24A4
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Post Medieval gold mourning ring. The outer band has cast decoration in the form of a skeleton lengthwise around the band. The inside of the band is inscribed IN THEE MY CHIOYCE Y DOE REIOYCE followed by the makers mark I.W. The ring is slightly misshapen. It has an external diameter or 19.03mm, an internal diameter of 15.59mm. The ring was discovered approximately 20 years ago, while gardening. Due to the date of discovery, the ring is being reported retrospectively as Treasure Trove. Under the laws in effect at that time, an item had to be believed to have been buried with the…
Created on: Thursday 24th April 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brentwood District', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-7B4CC7
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval inscribed gold finger ring. The ring has an external diameter of 22.33m and an internal diameter of 18.31mm. The band is 'D' shaped in cross section measuring 4.96mm wide and 1.70mm thick. Weight 6.61 grams. This gold finger-ring, with plain exterior and D-shaped section is inscribed inside: "God alone made us too one". There are remnants of black enamel in the lettering. The same maker's mark, JM or IM, is not identifiable in any of the standard sources but occurs on three rings in the BM: Dalton 1912, nos. 1273, 1301 and 1311. This ring has the florid lettering i…
Created on: Thursday 5th June 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Uttlesford District', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-8E3BA7
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval (1700-1900AD) cast copper alloy finger ring. The outer band is undecorated, and the inner band is inscribed LOVE LOVE, and inlaid in gold.
Created on: Wednesday 18th June 2008
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd February 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Helions Bumpstead CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-F15137
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Treasure Case: 2010 T257. Medieval finger ring Date: 14th-15th century Date of discovery: 26 March 2010 Circumstances of discovery: While searching with a metal-detector. Description: A late medieval gold finger-ring, the hoop formed from a band cut to resemble a double twist. The surface of each alternate twist is textured. The ring is distorted, and has a small split at one point. Dimensions: Max diameter: 23mm. The find therefore qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996 in terms of both age and precious metal content. Beverley Nenk D…
Created on: Wednesday 21st April 2010
Last updated: Monday 6th June 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tendring District', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-F1E6C3
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
TREASURE CASE 2010 T256: Modern finger ring Date: possibly late 18th Century Description: Tiny gold ring, very thin plain hoop, stamped inside with maker's mark I.S with pellet between in oblong shield and what may be a date letter. Discussion: The earliest possible mark that resembles this I.S mark in Grimwade is no. 1654 for John Spencer, entered 1739. Other similar marks are all late 18th Century. This suggests that this ring is not more than 300 years old. Dimensions: Weight: 0.8g Diameter: 14.9mm …
Created on: Wednesday 21st April 2010
Last updated: Monday 14th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Colchester District', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-BD9937
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval finger ring Description: gold posy ring, D-shaped section, plain exterior, inscribed inside 'my loue is true', with what may be an illegible maker's mark.
Created on: Tuesday 24th November 2009
Last updated: Monday 23rd May 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'High Roding CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-8DC2D6
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Treasure Case: 2010 T165 Colchester District: Post Medieval Finger Ring Date: Post Medieval - 16th to 17th Century Date of Discovery: 7th March 2010 Circumstances of discovery: Whilst searching with a metal detector. Description: Cast gold finger ring with a groove around its circumference to give the impression of two bands. Each of the 'bands' is decorated with eight cast spirals, with each spiral separated by oblique lines. The recesses of the spirals contain traces of black enamel while the recesses of the oblique lines contain traces of white enamel. In its current condi…
Created on: Thursday 11th March 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 26th October 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Colchester District', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-8E3750
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Modern (early 19th century) gold finger ring with lozengeform bezel containing four circular recesses for missing stones. The underneath of the bezel is hollow. The shoulders have an openwork design shaped like a 'comma'. It is 18.46mm in diameter, the band is 2.11mm wide, 0.90mm thick, the bezel measures 11.18mm by 8.15mm and is 2.85mm thick. There are no hall marks on the ring.
Created on: Thursday 11th March 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Colchester Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-266283
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy finger ring, formed of a circular hoop. The upper surface is decorated with cast lines across its width. It has an external diameter of 21.26mm, an internal diameter of 16.47mm, is 3.61mm thick and weighs 2.11 grams. The surface is worn and pitted and it has a mid-green patina.
Created on: Monday 24th August 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ESS-CB7FE3
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Treasure case: 2009 T525 Date: 16th Century Description: silver ornamental ring, broad flat band with traces of gilding especially on interior, the exterior decorated with a wreath pattern against a dotted background. Similar examples in the British Museum and previous Treasure cases have been dated to 16th century. Discussion: For similar a finger-rings with dotted background see Treasure case 2003 T144 from Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire (Treasure Annual Report 2003, fig. 255, pp. 126) and 2006 T528 from Buckingham (Treasure Annual Report 2005/6, fi…
Created on: Friday 25th September 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SF-0751F8
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy finger ring of probable Post-Medieval date. It has a plain band that is D-shaped in section and expands towards the bezel. The bezel itself is rectangular in form with vertical grooves to either side at the shoulders. It is decorated on its front face with an incised motif, perhaps intended to be a six-pointed star or similar. The entire object has very worn surfaces with only traces of a dark green patina visible in places. It measures 20.11mm in diameter, 4.95mm in height, 2.02mm in thickness (at bezel) and 2.10g in weight. This is a finger ring of probable Post-Medie…
Created on: Wednesday 11th September 2013
Last updated: Thursday 12th September 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Birdbrook', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-E94DD4
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of post-medieval silver finger ring. The fragment represents a section of the hoop, with one rounded end a semicircular section. It is decorated with an incised cross and possible lettering, set between a border of a raised line to either edge of the hoop. The reverse of the fragment is plain. Break edges are worn, suggesting damage occurred in antiquity. The fragment is 13.78mm long, 4.24mm wide, 1.3mm thick and weighs 0.5g.
Created on: Tuesday 12th December 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North West Essex', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-EC2997
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Plain gold D-sectioned finger-ring, with posy inscription around inner face: NOT*THIS*but*me π to.chos[e]* The symbol between 'me' and 'to chose' is likely to be the worn letters 'it'. This ring is unusual in having both capital and lower case lettering employed in the inscription. The combination of upper and lower case lettering indicates a 17th-century date rather than 16th. The N is reverse barred. The lettering is unevenly engraved and spaced, the last word truncated by the insertion of a fillet, either a repair or hoop enlargement. This partially obscures the letter 's', a…
Created on: Tuesday 12th December 2006
Last updated: Monday 4th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Good Easter', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-EDA7E6
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete 16th or 17th century gold finger ring. The ring is cast so that the hoop is formed from ten domes or hemispheres, i.e. it has a semicircular section. The inner surface of the hoop is inscribed with the legend LET+ VIRTU+ GUIDE+ THE followed by an engraved flower spray. This inscription is recorded by Joan Evans (English Posies and Posy Rings, Oxford 1931, pp. 68-9) in the 1596 Harleian Manuscript and she gives several variants in wording and spelling. There are three examples in the BM, Dalton 1239-1241. The ring has an external diameter 17.64mm and weighs 5.33g.
Created on: Monday 20th March 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 13th April 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Billericay area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-CFFF26
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete gold post-medieval finger ring. The hoop is formed from a thin band that is semicircular in section, having a flat inner face. The exterior of the hoop is engraved with a skull flanked by pointed triangular panels with traces of white enamel in a lozenge pattern. The skull may once have been enamelled black. The interior of the ring is inscribed Prepared be to follow me IK ob 4 1st 67' (IK having died 4th January 1667), containing much of its original black enamelling. The inscription is followed by the maker's mark BW in a rectangular shield. This is a characteristic type of…
Created on: Wednesday 12th April 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 13th April 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great Bromley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-4049A4
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete copper alloy finger ring. The incomplete hoop of the ring is split and now bent out of shape. It is semicircular in section with a uniform width. It is decorated with moulded grooves that give it the impression of being ‘pinched’ at regular intervals. The integral bezel of the ring is oval with gently outward sloping sides. Within the bezel are dark reddy brown and bright orange iron remains. The patina of the copper alloy is an even mid green. The bezel is 15.02mm long, 13.96mm wide and 5.24mm high. The hoop is 3.7mm wide and 2.02mm thick. The ring weighs 5.16g. Judy Ru…
Created on: Wednesday 6th October 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Maldon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-3BEFF8
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete copper alloy finger ring. This object represents approximately half of the original ring. The integral bezel is oval in plan and flat in section. It is 9.9mm long, 7.58mm wide and 1.64mm thick. To either side of the bezel is an integrally moulded raised line, with a groove to either side. Beyond these, the hoop of the ring extends and tapers. The hoop is semicircular in section and flattened. It is 3.82mm at the widest point, tapering to 2mm at the break edges. It is 1.2mm thick. The remains of the hoop are bent, giving the ring a diameter of 18.92mm. It weighs 1.00g. Where …
Created on: Tuesday 11th January 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Canvey Island', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-BCF304
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Complete gold ring. The hoop has a D shaped section. The exterior is engraved with cross hatching within borders, extending around the entirety of the hoop. The border and cross-hatching retain some black enamel within the engraving. The interior of the loop is stamped with a hallmark that appears to have been deliberately obliterated. A maker's mark ‘II’ is visible. The ring has an external diameter of 18.94mm. The width of hoop is 3.86mm and the object weighs 2.73g. It dates from the second half of the 17th century to the first quarter of the 18th century.
Created on: Tuesday 11th October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rochford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-412682
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy finger ring consisting of three intertwined bands, and a bezel with alternating red and black settings
Created on: Friday 26th September 2003
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd July 2014
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Record ID: ESS-5ACE64
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late 17th or early 18th century gold mourning ring. The hoop is of D-shaped section. The exterior is engraved with a stylised skull flanked by triangular panels and cross-hatching within borders extending around the hoop. Both the skull and cross-hatching retain a substantial amount of black enamel. The interior is engraved with Roman capitals: M M, which retain small traces of black enamel. This inscription is likely to be an abbreviation of 'memento mori', rather than an individual's initials.The ring has an external diameter of 20 mm, the hoop is 4 mmwide and it weighs 3.3 grams. T…
Created on: Tuesday 6th December 2005
Last updated: Wednesday 13th April 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great Bromley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-823516
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of gold post-medieval finger ring. The fragment is the bezel of the ring. It is rectangular in plan and trapezoidal in section. It appears to be hollow. The bezel is set with a rectangular cut red stone (or possibly red glass). The stone in the second setting is damaged. The sides of the bezel are decorated with raised lines, which form scallops. Beneath these, on all sides is a border of tiny dotted or dashed indents. Around the bottom of the bezel is a slight flanged rim. This is decorated with a running motif of raised hollow squares and solid dashes. The underneath of …
Created on: Tuesday 20th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'West Hanningfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-BC20F6
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval to Modern gold finger ring. The band has a 'D' shaped cross section and has an inscription 'Content is a treasure' with the maklers mark Rn in a rectangle on the inside of the band. The ring weighs 4.41 grams and has a diameter of 19.66mm. Discussion: A similar inscription can be seen in Evans 90, 'Noe treasure to content' which has maker's mark dated 1630-62. However the makers mark appears to match AF.1338 (dated 17th- 18th Century - British Museum collection). Based on the design and the above information the ring cannot be securely dated to pre-1711 and as su…
Created on: Thursday 12th May 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd November 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Colchester District', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: ESS-A9F7B2
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Dimensions: External Diameter: 20.36mm Band Min Width: 2.14mm Band Max Width: 7.09mm Band Max Thickness: 1.96mm Band Min Thickness: 1.00mm Weight: 6 g Description: A Post-Medieval gold finger ring with applied cartouche shaped bezel engraved with initials. Discussion: The expanding hoop with decorated shoulders and shaped bezel suggests a date in the early 19th century. This ring therefore falls outside of the scope of the Treasure Act. Judy Rudoe British Museum
Created on: Monday 7th January 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 26th February 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'STANWAY', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-B15ECE
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold posy type finger ring, dating AD1601-1800. A circular plain hoop, no decoration. Inside an inscription reads In love abide till death devide. Makers mark of EB printed right of the inscription. The makers mark most likely belongs to Edward Blagrave, a goldsmith who worked as a ring maker in London. He is first recorded in 1668, appears in listings 1677-1688 for sub-standard work and is recorded as a warden of the London Goldsmiths' Company in 1709. The inscription "In love abide till death devide" was a common phrase to find on a ring during this period. Phrases from poems…
Created on: Wednesday 12th August 2015
Last updated: Monday 20th April 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ESS-6C969E
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval gold "fede" ring, dating 17th-18th century. The bezel depicts two clasped hands, holding heart. There are elaborate cuffs on each hand decorated in two layers. The layer closest to the hand has a radiating design of elongated triangles. The second band has alternating star or leaf designs. The band is D-shaped and undecorated.There is the inscription "forget me not" engraved on the inside of the band, together with an unidentified letter (perhaps L or Q) in a shield-shaped stamp. This style of ring was common in the 17th century, and into the 18th. However, based o…
Created on: Monday 14th September 2015
Last updated: Friday 15th April 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Stanford Rivers', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-D0BECC
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval to Post Medieval copper alloy signet ring, dating 14th-16th century. The ring flares towards the bezel, which is sub rectangular in shape. There is an engraved border around the edge of the bezel with a crowned lombardic T on the bezel face. The metal has a mid-light grey patina. There are several similar examples recorded on the PAS database with the closest being BH-E8E821. There is also a similar example published in Saunders (1991, pp. 46, fig. 12). They tend to date from the 14th to 16th century. Dimensions: diameter: 25.13 mm; bezel thickness: 3.57 mm; weight: …
Created on: Tuesday 13th October 2015
Last updated: Thursday 15th October 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ESS-9D0232
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Curator's Report for 2014 T945, Post Medieval silver finger ring fragment Date: 1500-1700 AD Description: A fragment of a Post Medieval silver gilt finger ring dating from 1500 - 1700 AD. The band is rectangular in section with breaks at both ends. The outer face is decorated with beaded borders, each flanked by raised lines. The plain band in the centre is inscribed: " D " in a serif capital letter. Dimensions: Weight - 0.40g, length - 11.9mm, width - 7.1mm, thickness - 1.3mm Discussion: Similar examples have been recorded on the PAS database through the Treasure process,…
Created on: Thursday 11th December 2014
Last updated: Thursday 13th October 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Colchester District', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-AC97B6
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
A Post Medieval silver gilt finger-ring, dating to the early 16th century. The ring is D-shaped in section and is decorated on one side only. The flat face is on the inside of the object. The ring has been broken and bent so that it resembles an S-shaped strip of metal. The decoration consists of alternating panels; one is a plain square with double lines forming a border and the other is rectangular with two voided crosses over five horizontal lines of beading. On the back there appears to be a maker's mark but, due to wear, it is difficult to determine. The mark appears to be two ci…
Created on: Friday 12th December 2014
Last updated: Thursday 13th October 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chelmsford District', grid reference and parish protected.