Record ID: PAS-B63FB4
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
gold posy ring A thin D-section hoop with plain exterior, inscribed in lower case: 'A true freinds gift' [sic]. In the absence of a dated inscription or maker's mark, there is not enough evidence to date this pre-1706 as such falls outside the provisions of the Treasure Act 1996.
Created on: Sunday 20th April 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barton upon Humber', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PAS-B622E7
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A small gold posy ring inscribed inside in italic lower case vertue makes love eternall. The ring has a D-shaped hoop in cross-section and the exterior bears a pattern of recurring plant motifs with white enamel in the surrounding cells. Joan Evans records this inscription in an undated compilation of mottoes (English Posy and Posy Rings, Oxford 1931, p. 105), while the enamel floral decoration on the exterior is more likely to date from the 18th century. In such circumstances there is not enough evidence to date this ring pre-1706 and as such falls outside the provisions of the Tr…
Created on: Sunday 20th April 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barkston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PAS-8E0946
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
gold mourning ring (2006 T458) Date: 1702 Description: This large ring with D-section hoop is decorated on the exterior with a skull and floral wreath which still retains its original black enamel. The inscription inside reads: ‘. F J . [or T] Arm ob . 23 . Jan . 1702’, with maker’s mark in black letter script in a rectangular shield which reads possibly JA or JD. Discussion: This is a characteristic type from the second half of the 17th century into the 18th century. The abbreviation ‘Arm’, stands for ‘Armiger’, ie. entitled to bear arms. Both the ‘m’ in â…
Created on: Friday 18th April 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Corscombe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PAS-8DE860
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
gold posy ring Date: 17th or early 18th century Description: Thin narrow hoop, plain exterior, inscribed inside in lower case: Let likinge laste. Discussion: The inscription is recorded in J. Evans, English Posies and Posy Rings (Oxford 1931) p. 68, and occurs on a plain ring in the BM from the Joan Evans Gift (1961,1202,418) and on a ring in the V&A ornamented with bosses and dated to the 17th century by C. Oman, Catalogue of Rings in the Victoria & Albert Museum (London 1930) no. 688. The use of the long 's'in 'laste' is consistent with a date in the 17th century, but similar letter…
Created on: Friday 18th April 2008
Last updated: Thursday 9th June 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dowdeswell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PAS-8DBAD3
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
gold ornamental ring Date: probably early to mid 17th century Description: A fragmentary gold and enamel ring comprising the front part of the hoop only. The square bezel is set with a square-cut colourless stone, with black foliate enamel on the shoulders and on the underside of the bezel. Metal content: The precious metal content of the ring fulfils the requirements of the Treasure Act in that it is greater than 10%.
Created on: Friday 18th April 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Farnham', 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: 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-8D7E16
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
gold posy ring Date: 16th or 17th century, with later reworking (?) Description: Plain gold ring with gently rounded exterior, inscribed inside KEEPE FAYTH TIL DEATH. The upper edge is bevelled, while the lower edge is absolutely sharp: the lower part of the ring on the inside has been filed down to form the sharp edge and in so doing has removed the bottom half of the letters. Discussion: This ring conforms to a characteristic type, but the subsequent filing down and the sharp lower edge is unusual. Weight: 7.17gms Metal content: Scientific analysis has shown that this ring has a hig…
Created on: Friday 18th April 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 21st April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Albrighton Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PAS-8D64B5
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
silver-gilt signet ring Date: late 16th or early 17th century Description: Silver-gilt signet ring, the bezel engraved with the initials TS flanking a knot, oriented vertically and surrounded by a dotted border. The gilding is worn on the hoop, especially at the back. Discussion: This is a characteristic type of personal signet ring. Several examples are held by the British Museum. Metal content: The precious metal content of the ring fulfils the requirements of the Treasure Act in that it is greater than 10%.
Created on: Friday 18th April 2008
Last updated: Monday 22nd August 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Bridgford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PAS-8D5991
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Silver Gilt Posy Ring from Orcop, Herefordshire Date: late 16th or 17th century Finder: Mr S. Sloan Circumstances: Found while searching with a metal detector Feb 06 Description: A large heavy broad band, thre inetriros golded, the gilding on the exterior much worn, inscribed inside: x LOVE ME ONLY Discussion: The inscription is recorded in Joan Evans, English Posies and Posy Rings (Oxford 1931, p. 74) but with no date. In terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious metal it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.
Created on: Friday 18th April 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 9th February 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Orcop', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PAS-8CDA26
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
gold posy ring Date: 16th or 17th century Description: Thin narrow hoop, the exterior keyed for enamel which is now missing, and inscribed inside in capitals: FOR EVER YOURES Discussion: This ring is a characteristic type; several comparable examples are in the British Museum.
Created on: Friday 18th April 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 21st April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dowdeswell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-B76A57
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MODERN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
This ring formed of a flat band of yellow-coloured metal which expands towards the centre and overlaps at the ends is engraved at the front with a crude lozenge and diagonal lines. In general rings with overlapping ends are 20th century. There is no evidence to suggest that this ring is more than 300 years old. J. Rudoe British Museum 23.7.08
Created on: Thursday 27th March 2008
Last updated: Wednesday 27th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Pocklington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-FD1D98
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Published
Small Post-Medieval silver-gilt ring, with a diameter of barely 1.5 cm has a broad band with gilding remaining at the rims, the central area decorated with geometric patterns, probably once enamelled. Geometric patterns consist of cross hatch design with a pellet in the central diamond shape. In between each block of cross hatch design there is a block with two semi circular crescents with two pellets between. Inscribed inside in Roman capitals: VSE * VERTVE Date: 16th-17th century Discussion: The brief inscription, use of capitals and exterior decoration suggests a date in th…
Created on: Tuesday 18th March 2008
Last updated: Monday 20th March 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Erewash', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NARC-52F7B7
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
Enamelled memorial finger ring with internal inscription: IN NOSTRI MEMORIA followed by unusual symbol. This very small gold ring is enamelled on the exterior with a wreath in alternate bands of pale blue and white; the inside inscribed: 'In nostri memoria', with either a date-letter or a maker's mark, the letter F in a shaped shield. This is a type of ring that could be 17th or early 18th century, but as it has not proved possible to identify the mark, we do not have enough evidence to confirm a pre-1708 date. The ring can not be securely dated to pre-17…
Created on: Monday 10th March 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stoke Bruerne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-D862A8
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
This heavy gold ring is cast and the shape and designs suggests a date in the 20th century. It does not there fore fall within the Treasure remit. Judy Rudoe
Created on: Thursday 21st February 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Skegness', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-D84992
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Published
Gold Post Medieval finger ring. This thin plain band is inscribed inside in lower case script: 'In thee my choice I doe reioyce'. This is a type that continues well into the 18th century and beyond. In the absence of any maker's mark or other dateable feature there is no evidence to confirm that this is pre-1708. Judy Rudoe
Created on: Thursday 21st February 2008
Last updated: Saturday 2nd April 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Henhull', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-1705A1
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete silver-gilt signet ring Date: Probably first half 16th century Description: Silver-gilt signet ring with lozenge-shaped bezel and faceted shoulders. The bezel has a beaded border and is engraved with the initials TS. Discussion: The decoration on the shoulders and the lozenge bezel are a late medieval type, but the lettering is more 16th-century in style, hence the later dating. Metal content: The precious metal content of the ring fulfils the requirements of the Treasure Act in that it is greater than 10%. J. Rudoe British Museum
Created on: Tuesday 12th February 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 8th May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Williton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-3279A2
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MODERN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Treasure case 2007 T73: "This ring has a thin flat hoop, broken and the back, with an applied lozenge as the bezel and three grains at each shoulder. It is not more than a hundred years old and does not therefore fall within the Treasure remit. J. Rudoe British Museum 30.9.08"
Created on: Friday 1st February 2008
Last updated: Sunday 10th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nr Barmby Moor', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-0BAB96
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
The face is engraved with a florid monogram in a style of lettering that could be late 17th century or first half of the 18th century. The handle is missing and in the absence of any other dating indicators, there in no evidence to date this item pre-1708. Judy Rudoe
Created on: Wednesday 30th January 2008
Last updated: Wednesday 8th August 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Albrighton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BUC-08BCC5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Central Bedfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A post medieval annular brooch. An oval ring of thin 6.5mm wide stamped silver with flat pin and no pin-hook; the pin fastens by pulling the fabric through the ring. The pin stamped on the front with a maker's mark in a rectangle: JH/IH or TH, in cursive script. The mark is not recorded in Grimwade or Jackson and may perhaps be non-London maker, but the lettering is most characteristic of the early to mid 18th century. This does not qualify as Treasure. From the report for the Coroner by Judy Rudoe of the British Museum
Created on: Wednesday 30th January 2008
Last updated: Wednesday 6th July 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Battlesden', grid reference and parish protected.