Record ID: DUR-9EC4D6
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold Post Medieval finger ring which has been unrolled but appears complete. It has a D-shaped cross-section with a thin border on both sides. The outside is decorated with an engraved floral/scroll motif and would have been infilled with black enamel, a small section of which remains at one end. It is inscribed on the inside with the following: +RICHES + ARE+ VNSTEDFAST + AND BEVTI WIL + DEKEY BVT + FAITHFUL LOVE DOTH ←EVER← LAST +← TIL DETH DRIVE YT A + WAY+← Date: 16-17th century Dimensions: Length 46.7mm. Width 8.13mm Weighing 6.8g The age …
Created on: Monday 5th October 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: DUR-7DC028
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Redcar and Cleveland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold sheet dress hook, probably the covering for a copper alloy dress hook. It consists of a sub- body with a rounded terminal from which projects a thin strip. This strip would have bent over to form the hook but it has broken. The upper part of the main body is bent and has uneven edges and top. The front of the body is decorated with an incised semi-circle on each side, just before it narrows towards the rounded end. Length 27.92mm. Width 12.22mm Weighing 2.0g . The age and precious metal content of this item therefore qualify it as treasure under the stipulations o…
Created on: Monday 10th May 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 4th January 2011
Spatial data recorded.

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: 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: DUR-5DE144
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northumberland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold Post Medieval finger ring, uncertain date. A plain gold band, with a slightly raised central ridge on the outside. The ring has been squashed out of shape but originally but have been round. The band is thin, and flat on the inside. Judy Rudoe (British Museum) has seen an image of this ring and is happy that it is undiagnostic, so cannot be assigned a pre-1700 date. As such it does not constitute Treasure.
Created on: Monday 13th June 2011
Last updated: Monday 13th June 2011
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