Record ID: YORYM-CDC4D4
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Gold finger ring with a slightly misshapen hoop, which broadens at the shoulders to meet the bezel. The bezel is comprised of a rectangular red glass to imitate a precious stone, in a rectangular setting. Arched decoration surrounds the setting. The bezel of this ring has close parallels with 2004 T485 (see Treasure Annual Report 2004, no.369), but this ring is a 19th-century imitation of a medieval-style ring. Therefore, this is classed as not Treasure.
Created on: Wednesday 10th October 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 13th July 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Snape with Thorp', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-E05136
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Gold post-Medieval mourning ring Date: early 18th century Description: D-shaped hoop, with skull on the bezel, showing traces of white enamel. There are also traces of black enamelling on the outside of the band, within the cross-hatching. On the inside is the inscription 'sic omnibus', with the maker's mark 'DA'. There are slight traces of black enamel within the lettering. Discussion: The d-shaped section is typical of the 17th and early-18th centuries. The maker's mark is very likely to be that of Isaac Davenport, who registered this mark as a smallworker in 1705 (Grimwade, no. 434…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd October 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 6th July 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-B03065
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
2007 T634 "TADCASTER AREA, NORTH YORKSHIRE: gold posy ring (2007 T634) Date: 17th century Description: Gold posy ring flattened significantly so that the ring is more elliptical in shape. There is engraved foliate decoration and a single heart motif to the exterior, with traces of white enamel visible. It is inscribed to the interior "Let mee not bee forgott by thee". This is followed by a maker's mark, comprising of the letter "R" within a quatrefoil punch. Discussion: Posy rings were love tokens often used as betrothal and wedding gifts. The exterior face could be plain or have orna…
Created on: Friday 2nd November 2007
Last updated: Monday 27th April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tadcaster', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-B03852
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
2007 T633 "TADCASTER AREA, NORTH YORKSHIRE: gold posy ring (2007 T633) Date: 16th-17th century Description: Small gold posy ring with geometric decoration to the external face. It is inscribed to the inside with the motto "TO LIGHT TO REQUITE". Discussion: Posy rings were popular love tokens often used as betrothal or wedding rings. The message was inscribed on the inside, so that it remained secret to all but the wearer and the giver. This particular motto is found on a ring within the British Museum's collection and is also recorded by Joan Evans in English Posies and Posy Rings (19…
Created on: Friday 2nd November 2007
Last updated: Monday 27th April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tadcaster', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-B05B31
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A plain gold finger ring with d-shaped hoop, squashed significantly on one side. In the absence of any distinguishing features of marks suggesting a pre-1707 dating, this ring is classed as not Treasure.
Created on: Friday 2nd November 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 5th March 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Green Hammerton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-27FBF1
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold finger ring Date: probably 17th Century Description: A gold finger ring, which has been bent and distorted out of shape. The hoop has a circular section, which widens towards the shoulders. The upper surfaces of the shoulders are decorated with an incised cross-hatched design inside a linear border. The bezel has a wide U-shaped with turned up lips on either side. In the centre of this there is a double claw, which would have held a stone or gem. This is now missing. The claws each have a collar around them. The cross-hatched decoration suggests a date in the 17th Century.
Created on: Friday 12th December 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 17th May 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near York', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-72B6A0
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval gold inscribed posy-ring Date: Probably Second half of 17th Century A gold finger ring with a D-shaped section, no joint is evident in the hoop of the ring. The exterior of the hoop has been decorated with an elaborate, sunken floral design, with scrolling foliage. In between the floral designs are two doves. The sunken floral designs have then been infilled with green and dark red enamel, while the doves are shiny white. This enamel survives largely intact. The interior of the hoop is inscribed with serifed letters Love requits' me The area between the beginning an…
Created on: Tuesday 28th April 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 15th April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Westow', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-4DC98F
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval gold and enamel posy ring dating from about AD 1550 - 1700. The hoop is D shaped in cross section and has an internal upper case inscription reading: "• YOVRS - EVER - TO • COMADE (MNSHB)". The letters MA are beneath a breve (a sign which lets the reader know letters are missing), apparently indicating a missing M and N. The last five letters are enclosed in large round brackets, looking rather like a C and a reversed C. The letters are capital and have serifs. The us are Roman Vs and there is a pellet before the start of the legend, with a possible pheon (downward…
Created on: Tuesday 25th August 2020
Last updated: Friday 23rd July 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Harrogate', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-63A523
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold mourning ring. It has been squashed slightly out of shape. It has a central raised ridge running round the outside of the ring, in the centre. This is triangular in cross section and there is a small break at one point, possibly where the bezel once was? On either side of this ridge there was originally black enamel but most of this is now missing, only fragments remain. Inside the ring is an incised inscription reading 'Live well and die well' followed by TS stamped inside a square.
Created on: Monday 14th June 2010
Last updated: Thursday 17th May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dalton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-178016
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete post-medieval gold posy ring. The posy ring is circular in plan with a chunky D-shaped section. There is no evidence of a join on the hoop. The exterior of the ring is undecorated. The interior is inscribed with a small shield and the text "Wee Joyne our harts in god" the text is written in a serif type of lettering. Maker's mark: a cursive letter H in a shield Discussion: The identical mark occurs on four rings in the BM, two of them are posy rings (1961m1202.32 and AF.1322), the other two are signet rings of classic 16th-17th century type (Dalton 605 and 614), see images …
Created on: Tuesday 10th August 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 15th April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Raskelf', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-331F03
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold posy ring of very small size (internal diameter just 12.1mm). There is engraved foliate and floral decoration on the exterior of the hoop; six flowers with foliage weaving between them. There are possibly traces of black enamel in the recesses. The ring is inscribed on the interior "A frindes token" in slanted, lowercase (except for the A), un-joined letters. There is no maker's mark. The band is D shaped in section. The ring has an external diameter of 13.76mm and the band is 2.59mm wide and 1.2mm thick. It weighs 0.78g. Posy rings were love tokens often used as betrothal…
Created on: Friday 17th September 2010
Last updated: Monday 27th April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Birkin', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-84F652
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Heavy gold signet ring, finely engraved with a coat of arms, oriented vertically, within a dotted border. Images of the signet ring were examined by Dr Clive Cheesman, College of Arms, who has provided the following information: 'The ring shows the coat of arms of a family called Prestwich. The coat of arms consists of a shield and, displayed on top of a helmet, a crest. The shield is quartered, the first and fourth quarters showing a design consisting of a mermaid, reputedly granted in the mid-16th century to a family called Prestwich of Hulme, Manchester. We do not unfortunately…
Created on: Friday 15th October 2010
Last updated: Friday 11th October 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'York Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-9E34E6
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A gold finger ring of late Medieval to early Post-Medieval date. It is rectangular in section and the hoop is slightly distorted. The outside is decorated with four equally spaced incised flowers with five petals on each. Between each pair of flowers is an incised loop. These are joined to the flowers by double curving incised lines (swags). There are traces of black enamel surviving in some of the incised areas. There are transverse file or scratch marks on the inside of the hoop. There are no hall marks and no further decoration. The flowers are typically late Medieval and in the …
Created on: Monday 3rd October 2011
Last updated: Monday 15th April 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Acaster Selby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PAS-8D9952
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
gold posy ring Date: 16th or 17th century Description: Gold posy ring, formed of a flat broad band, the exterior with stylised foliate motifs, one edge much damaged; inscribed inside in a double row, with traces of black enamel: 1 * LIVE * IN . LOVE * AND THAYR * WYL * DE * THAYR [last word partly illegible] Discussion: This inscription is not recorded in J. Evans, English Posies and Posy Rings (Oxford 1931), and appears to have been misunderstood by the engraver. The second line may have been intended to read ‘Thy will desire’. In terms of age and as the object con…
Created on: Friday 18th April 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Buttercrambe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PAS-8DA451
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
gold mourning ring Date: 16th or 17th century Description: Gold ring with D-section hoop, the exterior plain apart from an engraved skull with traces of black enamel; the inside inscribed: Blessed are ye dead yt dy in ye Lord, together with a maker’s mark, I over V in an arrow-shaped shield. Discussion: This is a characteristic type in use from the late 17th century into the early 18th century. The inscription was in use by the late 16th century (according to Joan Evans it is recorded in the Harleian manuscript of 1596), and in the absence of a dated inscription, only the i…
Created on: Friday 18th April 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Drax', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-9AA838
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A gold finger ring with a D-shaped section, no joint is evident in the hoop of the ring. The exterior of the hoop has been decorated with an elaborate floral design, with scrolling foliage and flowers. Inside some of the angles a trace amount of a black substance can be seen, it is therefore possible that the finger ring may have been enameled with black enamel. The edges of the hoop have a slightly raised rim. The interior of the hoop is inscribed with serifed capitals DESIRE.HATH.NO.RESTE. The stops are formed from small crosses. The area between the beginning and the end of the ins…
Created on: Thursday 1st May 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 7th July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Little Ribston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-ADB5C7
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Post-medieval gold inscribed posy-ring Date: 17th- 18th Century Description: A gold finger ring with a D-shaped section, no joint is evident in the hoop of the ring. The exterior of the hoop is undecorated. The interior of the hoop is inscribed with serifed letters Like to me looke to be. In between me and looke there is a stylised depiction of a skull. Inside some of the angles of the letters traces of black enamel can be seen. The area between the beginning and the end of the inscription is undecorated. The lettering is in a style that carries on well in to early 18th ce…
Created on: Thursday 7th August 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Thornton-Le-Dale', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-064A27
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold posy ring dating from the 16th or 17th century. The hoop is formed of hands clasping a heart, flower designs, foliage and other decorative motifs. On parts of the exterior enamel has survived, the hands retain traces of white enamel with traces of red enamel on the heart. Colours that remain are blue, white and red, and more is decayed. Inside is it inscribed "My [heart motif] the centure love this circle is [heart motif on its side containing a C]". Traces of black enamel remain visible in the lettering which is lower case and italic but with a capital M at the beginning. The …
Created on: Thursday 21st October 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 28th July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hovingham area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-B52722
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold undiagnostic finger ring. It has been looked at by Judy Rudoe of the British Museum and the Treasure Registrars. The finger ring has been bent and distorted out of shape. The hoop has a D-shaped section, no bezel, shoulders or other decoration is evident. This ring is likely to date to the 18th - 19th century.
Created on: Monday 11th January 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Malton area', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: YORYMM88
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Outside engraved with a crude skull, right side up . Maker's mark SF.
Created on: Sunday 4th October 1998
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'NORTH YORKSHIRE BILTON IN AINSTY WITH BICKERTON', grid reference and parish protected.