File:GLO-FDC1D8 Post Medieval finger ring view 3 (FindID 611928).jpg

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GLO-FDC1D8 Post Medieval finger ring view 3
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Bristol City Council, Kurt Adams, 2014-04-17 14:53:26
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GLO-FDC1D8 Post Medieval finger ring view 3
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English: gold finger ring, D-shape cross-section hoop. The outside curved edge is undecorated, the flat inside is engraved with I LIKE MY. CHOICH.' No makers mark.

Discussion: The style of the lettering is consistent with rings from the 17th century. Posy rings were also used as love tokens, with the inscription remaining secret to all but the wearer. A posy ring with this style of lettering and a similar inscription 'I LIKE MY CHOICE TO WELL TO CHANGE'is recorded on the British Museum database, Registration number: 1961,1202.31 and is dated to the 17th to 18th century.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Somerset
Date between 1650 and 1750
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1650-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 611928
Old ref: GLO-FDC1D8
Filename: GLOFDC1D8view3.JPG
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/465099
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/465099/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/611928
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