Decorative arts
Finger ring, posy ring
A plain gold posy ring of D-shaped section inscribed internally in cursive script 'Joyned in one by Christ alone' with the maker's initials 'HB' in conjoined Roman capitals in a rectangular punch.
See posy ring number 62.4/96 in the Museum of London's collection with an identical mark. See also posy ring 62.4/103 with the same inscription and examples in the British Museum (Franks bequest - AF 1224; AF 1225 and AF 1226). See also examples listed in Dame Joan Evans 'English Posies and Posy Rings', Oxford, 1931, p 64.
- Category:
- Decorative arts
- Object ID:
- 62.4/104
- Object name:
- finger ring, posy ring
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- HB
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- Production date:
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- Material:
gold
- Measurements/duration:
- DM 21 mm, T 4 mm, WT 4.6 g (overall)
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- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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