Record ID: KENT-C62AC9
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete silver finger ring (posy) of post-medieval date (c.1500-1650). Description: The ring is broadly D-shaped in cross section, the external surface decorated in relief. This design consists of a repeating pattern of lozenges, the side corners of which extend into lines. The lozenges have annulets in their centres and pellets in the fields above and below the extending lines. The lines terminate at vertical lines with semi-circle centres. The fields created by these horizontal lines have semicircles extending from the upper and lower edges, creating a 'puzzle-piece' shape. …
Created on: Wednesday 29th June 2022
Last updated: Monday 4th July 2022
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Record ID: SUSS-04EA22
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete gold Post Medieval posie/posey finger ring with inscription dating c 1680-1780. The ring has a D shaped cross section with champfered edges. The external surface is plain and the internal surface has an engraved inscription in lower case with serifs reading: 'Vnited hearts death only parts'. The 'V' is upper case; the left side of which is formed from a double line. The inscription is followed by an engraved makers mark, possibly of a sun or flower formed of an annulet with eleven radiating lines or rays. Inside the annulet are three…
Created on: Monday 20th June 2022
Last updated: Monday 12th September 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BM-694AAC
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Gold posy ring, shallow 'D' sectioned band 2.5 - 3mm wide with a groove running around each edge. I LOVE TO FYNDE in raised but worn letters on outside, starting and finishing with a cross. Pellet between the 'I' and 'LOVE', a quatrefoil with central dot between 'LOVE' and 'TO' and again between 'TO' and 'FYNDE'. Traces of black enamel around letters. Internal inscription started with a six pointed star A CONSTANT MINDE with tiny 'x' between each word and finished with a tiny 'x'. Some of the letters are filled or partially filled with black enamel.
Created on: Wednesday 13th April 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 25th May 2022
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Record ID: SUSS-5D2E3D
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Post-Medieval gold inscribed 'posy' finger ring probably dating to the 18th Century. The plain hoop is bent and twisted and and the band has a plano-convex cross-section. It is plain and undecorated on the external surface. The inside surface is flat with an engraved inscription reading 'A token of my love', in lower case lettering with serifs but with a capital A. The left hand upright of the A is double barred. Measurements: length: 23.24mm; width of band: 3.44mm; thickness of band: 0.91mm and weight: 2.39g. Posie or Posy rings were a popular form of fin…
Created on: Thursday 31st March 2022
Last updated: Friday 1st April 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Chichester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-F5CCDC
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast gold inscribed 'posy' (or ‘posie’)-type finger-ring of post-medieval date (c.1712). Description: The hoop is circular in plan and D-shaped in cross-section. The exterior surface of the band is undecorated. The inscription, which runs around the internal circumference, is in lower case italic and reads 'A true friends gift’. The inscription is acompanied by the maker's mark 'TM' underneath a crown. The ring is in the original form but the band shows some nicks. Measurements: diameter: 20mm; width: 4.2mm; thickness: 1.3mm; weight: 3.97g Discussion: …
Created on: Monday 14th March 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 12th July 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Appledore', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: PAS-743C06
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Gold posy ring inscribed Keepe faith till deaith*
Created on: Tuesday 8th March 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 8th March 2022
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Record ID: GLO-29CD05
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A narrow gold finger ring with a D-shape cross-section hoop. The flat inside is engraved with the inscription reading “NOT+VALVE+BUT+VERTVE+”. The outside of the ring is undecorated. Although this inscription is not recorded on the PAS database, the similarities in the lettering and can be drawn on many other posy rings are recorded that have a similar letting style. Although posy were particularly popular form of finger-ring from the 16th to 18th centuries, the use of block capitals is seen on earlier examples dating to the16th, possibly early 17th century. Such as WAW…
Created on: Tuesday 8th February 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 9th February 2022
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Record ID: KENT-EC4332
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A complete cast gold inscribed 'posy' (or ‘posie’)-type finger-ring of post-medieval date (c.1650-1750). Description: The hoop is circular in plan and D-shaped in cross-section. The exterior surface of the band is undecorated. The inscription, which runs around the internal circumference, is in lower case and reads 'harts content cannot repent’. A six-pointed star divides the beggining and end of the inscription. The ring is in the original form but the band shows some abrasions. Measurements: diameter: 22mm; width: 6mm; thickness: 1.5mm; weight: 6.…
Created on: Monday 24th January 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 19th July 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kingsnorth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GLO-AD9A69
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: South Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A narrow gold finger ring with a D-shape cross-section hoop. The flat inside is engraved with the inscription reading “let vertue rule affection”. The outside of the ring is undecorated. Two other posy rings bearing the same inscription have been recorded on the PAS database at HAMP-CD6223 (2020 T970) and DEV-DAA1B6 (2011 T670). Although this example does not benefit from a readable makers mark that would allow accurate dating, the lettering style is consistent with examples from the mid 17th century to the mid 18th century. Therefore, on balance of probability, it is …
Created on: Friday 21st January 2022
Last updated: Friday 11th February 2022
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Record ID: KENT-8F86BC
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete gold finger ring (posy) of post-medieval date (1500-1650). Description: The ring is broadly rectangular in cross section, appearing to be constructed from two thin sheets of gold, the internal sheet undecorated but bearing an inscription, the external sheet carrying an etched decorative design. This design consists of a row of eight-armed stars, in relief with a single prominent line running the horizontally across the centre of the design, connecting the stars. The inscription on the interior of the ring is in block capitals and reads '+FORTES FORTVNA IVVAT', which tr…
Created on: Thursday 2nd December 2021
Last updated: Monday 23rd May 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-5011FC
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy-gilt posy finger ring probably of Post Medieval date (c. AD 1600-1800). It is a single, simple band, now slightly buckled, without any decoration on the outer face of the band, except for a small transverse rib which may simply be the result of the joining of the metal to create the ring. This butt joint can clearly be seen in the inside of the hoop. The hoop is plano-convex in section with the remains of an inscription on the inside which is now illegible. There are traces of gilding on the inner face of the ring. Dimensions:21mm in diameter; 18.6mm insi…
Created on: Monday 29th November 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 15th March 2022
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Record ID: LIN-381776
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete gold post-medieval finger ring (posy) with inscription by goldsmith IR or RI dating to c.AD 1600-1650. The ring is composed of a plain band with a D-shaped cross-section, now slightly squashed and dented. The inside of the object has an incised inscription which reads: 'I ioy to find a constant minde' with the maker’s mark in Roman capitals IR conjoined in a monogram within a shaped shield. Posie or posey rings were a popular form of finger-ring from the 16th to 18th centuries, more often in gold than silver. Lettering and inscriptions can be used to try and nar…
Created on: Tuesday 16th November 2021
Last updated: Friday 17th December 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Colby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-212BDD
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete gold posy/posey/posie ring with a plano convex sectioned hoop, 2.4mm wide and 0.7mm thick and of 15.6mm internal diameter. The outside curved edge is undecorated, the flat inside is engraved "Thy vertue is thy honnor". There is a worn mark of a single lowercase closed loop letter g in a rectangular or scutiform escutcheon (second image). The style of the lettering is generally consistent with rings from the 17th and 18th century.
Created on: Monday 15th November 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 12th January 2022
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Record ID: OXON-CDC628
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete and well preserved post-medieval gold 'posy' ring, dating to the period c.AD 1705-1800 The finger ring has a D-shaped band that is plain externally. Inside the band is an inscription in an italic script reading ‘Noe chaing till death’ with no evidence of a makers mark. The finger ring is made of gold which retains its polish although the outside surface has frequent shallow scratches. The finger ring has a maximum external diameter of 22.6mm, an internal diameter of 19mm, is 4.1mm wide and weighs 6.52 grams. Since at least the middle of the nineteenth cen…
Created on: Thursday 11th November 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 16th November 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lyford CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-BDD82E
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
TREASURE CASE : 2021 T831 A complete gold posy ring of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1675 - 1750. The ring was originally circular in plan with a D-shaped section, but is now bent into an indented oval plan. The outer surface is undecorated. The interior surface of the ring is inscribed with lower case cursive text reading ‘My love in this presented is’. There is no visible makers’ mark. Dimensions: Diameter: 15-18mm; Thickness: 4mm; Weight: 2.38g. Discussion: Lettering and inscriptions can be used to try and narrow the dating of a ring, those with block c…
Created on: Friday 29th October 2021
Last updated: Monday 6th June 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Preston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GLO-324BBE
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: South Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold finger ring with a D-shape cross-section hoop. The flat inside is engraved with the inscription ‘constancie is a noble vertue’ with the makers mare R at the end. The outside of the hoop is highly decorated with four evenly space panels that contain a raised lozenge in the centre whose side extend to form elongated arms with bifocaled oval terminals that have recessed centres the contain green enamel. At the end of the arms and separating each panel from it neighbour is a domed, multifaceted feature that resembles a rose. A Posy ring with a similar inscription was …
Created on: Friday 22nd October 2021
Last updated: Friday 22nd October 2021
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Record ID: KENT-2CA863
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A complete gold finger ring (posy) of post-medieval date (c.1600-1650). Description: The ring is circular in plan and D-shaped in cross-section. The exterior is decorated with nine domed, hollow pellets or bosses set in a row around the centre of the hoop each framed with corded wires. At the top and bottom edges of the band applied in the spaces between each of the bosses, are smaller domed, hollow pellets. The flat interior surface of the ring bears the inscription, 'loue is the bonde of peace' in lower case italic lettering. Some of the letters, including the 's', 't', 'c' and…
Created on: Friday 22nd October 2021
Last updated: Friday 28th January 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brookland', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-9980ED
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
TREASURE CASE : 2021 T775 A complete gold mourning or memento mori ring of Post-Medieval to Modern date. The ring is circular in plan with a D-shaped section. The outer surface is undecorated. The interior surface of the ring is inscribed with lower case cursive text reading "Remember death EL". Dimensions: Diameter: 18mm; Width: 2.5mm; Thickness: 1.5mm; Weight: 2.1g. Discussion: The posy on this ring expresses a desire that the wearer should “Remember Death EL.” Which suggests that this ring served to mourn a deceased individual and as a reminder of mort…
Created on: Friday 15th October 2021
Last updated: Monday 6th June 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barlby with Osgodby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-994BCE
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
TREASURE CASE : 2021 T774 A complete gold posy ring of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1650 - 1750. The ring is circular in plan with a D-shaped section. The band is thin. The outer surface is undecorated. The interior surface of the ring is inscribed with lower case cursive text reading ‘Love is the bond of peace’. The inscription is heavily worn and a deep gouge obscures most of the word ‘bond’. There is no visible makers’ mark. Dimensions: Diameter: 13mm; Width: 0.6mm; Weight: 0.9g. Discussion: The practice of giving rings engraved with mottoes at bet…
Created on: Friday 15th October 2021
Last updated: Thursday 14th April 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ampleforth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-AC8381
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete gold posy/posey/posie ring with a D-shape cross-section hoop, 3.6mm wide and 1.1mm thick and of 19mm internal diameter. The outside curved edge is undecorated, the flat inside is engraved with "Derect our wayes Lord all our days". There is a worn date late of a gothic lower case e in an unclear escutcheon and possibly another unclear mark (2nd picture). The style of the lettering is generally consistent with rings from the 17th and 18th century.
Created on: Monday 4th October 2021
Last updated: Friday 7th January 2022
Spatial data recorded.