Decorative arts
Finger ring, posy ring
A plain gold posy ring with a D-sectioned hoop, the interior inscribed in cursive script 'Christ & thee my comfort be' with an indistinct and unidentified maker's mark.
See also posy rings in the Museum of London's collection with the same or variant inscriptions: inventory numbers - 62.4/15; 62.4/39; 62.4/68; A11743 and A19880. See also reference in Dame Joan Evans 'English Posies and Posy Rings', Oxford, 1931, pp 28-29 with examples in the British Museum (Franks bequest - AF. 1136); the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge and in the Catalogue of Joseph Mayer's Collection of Engraved Gems and Rings, no. 901.
- Category:
- Decorative arts
- Object ID:
- 62.4/119
- Object name:
- finger ring, posy ring
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- Material:
gold
- Measurements/duration:
- DM 20 mm, T 3 mm, WT 2.5 g (overall)
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- Record quality:
- 100%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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