Decorative arts — 1700-1799
Finger ring, posy ring
A plain gold posy ring of D-shaped section inscribed in unconnected cursive 'Let vertue be a guide to thee' with the maker's initials 'RS' in Roman capitals in a rectangular punch with clipped corners. The maker is unidentified.
See rings in the British Museum (Evans colleciton) inv. numbers 1961,1202.399 and Dalton (Franks bequest) inv. no. AF.1366 for identical marks.
- Category:
- Decorative arts
- Object ID:
- 62.4/14
- Object name:
- finger ring, posy ring
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- RS
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- Production date:
- 1700-1799
- Material:
gold
- Measurements/duration:
- DM 21 mm, T 1 mm (overall)
- Part of:
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- On display:
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- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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