Record ID: DUR-F7FAC7
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy finger ring with enamel on the bezel. Post Medieval in date, it is of a type called signet rings. . The bezel extends above the hoop of the ring. It has red enamel on the top, this has corroded and distorted any pattern or design. The hoop is D-shaped in cross section and the surface is uneven due to corrosion. The bezel is oval in shape and measures 12.49mm x 9.6mm. The ring is also sub-circular measuring 18.87mm x 21.86mm.
Created on: Wednesday 8th December 2010
Last updated: Friday 10th December 2010
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-413747
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a silver finger ring which is almost completely flattened. Both ends are broken and are uneven. It is plain on the inside with incised decoration on the outside. This consists of a line at the top and the bottom, with a floral/vegetal motif in the centre. It could be that the rest of the ring would have had an inscription on but this is now missing. Date: Late Medieval- Post Medieval- c.1400- 1600 AD Dimensions: Length 16.98mm. Width 6.01mm Weighing 0.6g . The age and precious metal content of this item therefore qualify it as treasure under the stipulations of the Tre…
Created on: Thursday 10th February 2011
Last updated: Friday 25th January 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Cowton', 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: SWYOR-258C12
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy finger ring which is probably post medieval in date. It has a stirrup shaped hoop with a thickened oval bezel. The shoulders are decorated with incised lines forming chevrons pointing towards the bezel. The bezel is worn but seems to be inscribed with two pairs of longitudinal lines with a pair of zig zag lines, or a stylised S between them. The hoop is corroded and some of the edges are missing. It is D shaped in section. The ring may have been used as a signet ring, and probably dates from the 16th century.Often letters are used on these rings but this example appears…
Created on: Tuesday 18th May 2010
Last updated: Thursday 29th March 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-5E9C58
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy finger ring, Medieval- Post Medieval in date. It has a plain band apart from one grooved line. The hoop is rectangular in cross section and has been squashed slightly out of shape.
Created on: Monday 14th June 2010
Last updated: Monday 14th June 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Denton Area', 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: LVPL-9E4551
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy finger ring dating to the Post-Medieval period, (1500-1800). The object is sub-circular in plan and consists of a simple hoop. The hoop is decorated with an alternating sun and unclear pattern. There is a break at the back of the hoop. The object is 23.44mm in diameter and weighs 5.7g. It has a dark green patina.
Created on: Tuesday 29th June 2010
Last updated: Friday 6th August 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Malton', 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-B30433
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy Post Medieval finger ring, 18th century in date. It has ac circular hoop which is flat all the way around. The outer face is decorated with vertical lines all around the diameter. On the inner face there are three lions stamped, this is presumably the makers mark. The Norfolk FLO had a case where a copper alloy finger ring had been stamped with a lion and the word GOLD, presumably to try to fool someone into thinking it was a gold ring. The marks on this finger ring may be something similar.
Created on: Tuesday 5th October 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 20th October 2010
Spatial data recorded.

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-AA9277
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Finger ring dating from the Post Medieval period. It has a thin circular bezel which is integral to the loop. The loop is D shaped in section and has slightly flared shoulders. There is no decoration. The ring is similar in shape to Post Medieval signet rings, but the lack of any design is unusual. It may have been a blank for inscribing a signet on at a later date. It has a smooth grey patina perhaps suggesting a white metal coating. Compare LIN-D9DD46.
Created on: Thursday 4th August 2011
Last updated: Monday 8th August 2011
Spatial data recorded.

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-F03E71
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy finger ring, probably post-medieval in date. The ring has a split bezel. The hoop has a D-shaped section which expands into a flattened, triangular terminal. Only one terminal survives as the other has broken off. The flat end of the surviving terminal indicates that the bezel must have been split, as it does not attach to the other terminal. The terminal has been decorated with a stamped design, which comprises a raised line down the centre with arches either side with a pellet in each field. The decoration appears to continue around the hoop, but i…
Created on: Tuesday 29th July 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Claxton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-189FE6
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy finger ring, probably post-medieval in date – it is also possible that this ring is Roman in date, but the original surface has been cleaned off, so it is not possible to say for certain. The hoop has a rectangular section which expands into flaring shoulders, which in turn expand into a rectangular bezel. The bezel is undecorated but either side of the bezel has been incised with two parallel lines.
Created on: Thursday 31st July 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kiplin', 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: SWYOR-794B24
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy finger ring in the form of a snake. The ring is 21.3mm long, 16.5mm wide and 14.5mm thick. It is in the form of a coiled snake made from a single strand of wire wound into a coil. The wire is D shaped in section except for the head of the snake which is flattened and wider. The eyes are represented by ovals and there is a lozenge pattern of the back of the head. Scales are marked along the whole of the snake but they have been worn away on the outward facing part of the wire. The ring is made of four turns of wire and then the tail of the snake runs up the outside of th…
Created on: Thursday 19th April 2007
Last updated: Thursday 16th February 2012
Spatial data recorded.