A late seventeenth/early eighteenth century posy ring,

yellow gold, the interior engraved in italicised script:

‘In thy sight is my delight'

reading,

' I am delighted when in your sight'

Size L 1/2
Gauge 3.1mm.

Posy rings derive their name from the word "posy" or "Poesy" - a derivative
of poetry meaning short rhyme. The rings were popular from the late medieval
period onwards and were used to communicate secret messages of love between the
giver and the recipient. The wearing of words against the skin was believed
to increase their poignancy.

This inscription is recorded in English Posies and Posy Rings,
 by Dame Joan Evans, (London, 1931), page 61.