A large seventeenth century English gold posy ring,
yellow gold, with plain exterior, the interior engraved
in an italicised script
' Loue to be louved '
(Love to be loved)
Makers mark a cypher of 'T & H' in a shield.
English, circa 1650 .
Finger Size T.
Gauge: 5 mm
The inscription is first recorded in 1596. It appears once in English Posies
and Posy Rings, by Dame Joan Evans, (London, 1931), page 75.
