A seventeenth century English gold posy ring,
yellow gold, with plain exterior, the interior engraved
in an italicised script
' love never dies where vertu lies '
English, circa 1690
Finger Size M.
Gauge: 2.9 mm
The inscription is recorded three times in English Posies and Posy Rings, by
Dame Joan Evans, (London, 1931), page 74. This particular spelling is
not among those noted
