Record ID: LON-D8B813
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Published
A Post Medieval finger ring made in gold, dating to the 17th century. The external surface is decorated with a cast pattern of alternate hearts and anchors(?). There seems to be the remains of a black material in the lower sections of the pattern. An inscription has been engraved on the internal surface. The inscription reads, "Wheare this I giv[e]". The ring is broken and is now opened so that it lies flat. Evans (1931:108) lists a more complete version of this posy as "Wheare this I give I wish to live". In the absence of a datable maker's mark we cannot confirm that this …
Created on: Monday 23rd January 2012
Last updated: Monday 20th April 2020
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Record ID: LON-88CAA8
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval - Modern gold finger ring probably dating 18th or 19th century. Small red gold ring with chased foliate decoration on exterior. The find dates to later than 1710 and as such falls outside the provisions of the Treasure Act 1996. Dimensions: width of band: 1.90mm; thickness of band: 0.95mm; diameter: 18.54mm; weight: 0.79g. Judy Rudoe
Created on: Wednesday 15th December 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 26th June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'City of London', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LON-B17EF1
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval gold posy ring dating probably 16th - 17th century. Curator's report: Date: Probably 16th-17th Century. Description: Post-Medieval gold posy ring, squashed and distorted, a flat band with incised lines at top and bottom, inscribed on exterior BE T...... HART, the inscription partly obscured due to the distortion but probably reads BE TRUE IN HART. Discussion: For a similar ring with this inscription see AF 1213 (Dalton 1912, no. 1132) on BM website (search the collection database, museum number search). In terms of age and as the object contai…
Created on: Friday 30th October 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Henley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LON-3EFD56
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Post Medieval copper alloy finger ring (late 17th - 18th century). Curator's report: A plain yellow metal ring with inscription inside. There is a break in the ring and part of the text may be missing. What is legible appears to read ' . . . v Love I til I die'. This may be a version of inscriptions recorded by Joan Evans, such as 'Love as I or else I die', or 'I live if aye, if no I die', or 'I live in love until I die'. Similar inscriptions seem to have been in use from the 17th century onwards. The style of lettering on this ring could be late 17th or 18th century.
Created on: Thursday 13th August 2009
Last updated: Thursday 19th May 2011
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Record ID: LON-82B904
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Post Medieval gold mourning finger ring, dating to AD 1676. The finger ring has a D-shaped cross-section. Curator's report: Post-Medieval gold mourning ring This small gold ring is inscribed inside in lower case 'RW Esqr ob 9 Dec 76' with maker's mark IP above a pellet in a shield. Skull inscribed on outer of band. Date: 1676 Discussion: This is a typical mourning ring of the late 17th century. The maker's mark does not appear on any of the BM rings and has not been identified. Consequently, in terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious meta…
Created on: Sunday 15th February 2009
Last updated: Friday 12th July 2013
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Record ID: LON-AA2432
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Published
A complete Post Medieval gold finger ring dating to the 16th - 17th century. Curator's report: Date: 16th-17th Century Description: Small gold ring, the exterior keyed for enamel, with traces of black substance, perhaps the original enamel. Inscribed inside: TAKE THIS IN GOOD WORTH. Discussion: A characteristic example of the period with short capital letter text. Metal content: The precious metal content of the ring fulfils the requirements of the Treasure Act in that it is greater than 10%. Judy Rudoe, Curator of Renaissance & Later Collections, Department of Prehistory …
Created on: Wednesday 12th November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LON-77E816
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Published
A gold and probably rock crystal small pendant. The pendant comprises an Irregularly shaped clear bead with vertical perforation. There is a strand of gold wire threaded through the perforation and one end is curled to form a loop and the twisted round on itself twice. Below the bead the wire terminates in five pellets. Curator's report: Small pendant, probably rock crystal suspended on a thin gold wire with a cluster of 5 small sold beads at the base. This may be an element of an earring or brooch or item of general jewellery. This object has been examined by …
Created on: Friday 11th January 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tower Hamlets', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LON-DC6707
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Published
A Post Medieval gold finger ring - memento mori (1670-1740). The plain thin gold band is engraved on the exterior with a skull and inscribed inside in lower case: 'Remember to dye', with a maker's mark GB in a quatrefoil shield with a pellet above and below. This type of ring had a long life from around 1670 to the 1730s, but as the mark is not listed in the standard London goldsmiths' marks sources, it is not possible to confirm a pre-1708 date for this ring. J. Rudoe British Museum 24.9.08 Dimensions: diameter: 19.70mm; width: 3.50mm; thickness: 1.03mm; weight: 2.50g.
Created on: Monday 30th July 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 6th July 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'City of London', grid reference and parish protected.