‘Many are the Starrs I See,’ Traditional English Posy Ring, 14K Yellow Gold

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‘Many are the Starrs I See,’ Traditional English Posy Ring, 14K Yellow Gold

$647.00

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Item # BR027R-YG

Give your beloved a fun and uniquely romantic posy wedding ring with a shower of stars around it and an engraved poem in period spelling on the inside of the band. It’s licensed from a 17th C. English ring, now found in the British Museum.

many are thee starrs I see 
yet in my eye no starr like thee

Available in 14K yellow gold in whole and half sizes 5 – 12.75 (UK/AU sizes J – Z+.5). Width: 4.5mm; weight 3.7gm; profile or depth: 1.5mm. Measurements are approximate and vary slightly with finger size of ring.

Antiquing: Please note that the antiquing – the usually soft, medium-grey of the background of this ring – is hand-applied and thus varies from ring to ring. Two made at the same time will match each other. But we can’t guarantee the level of darkness or lightness achieved on your ring background. Thanks for your understanding!

Priced singly. Order two for a pair (choosing one size at a time and placing it in your basket). Includes a history card and a chic ring box. Hand-crafted to your order in the U.S. by the ancient lost-wax casting method. A portion of the proceeds from this ring go to the British Museum.

Your gold poesy ring(s) will be hand-made to your order and will ship in four to five weeks. 

Whether spelled posie, poesy, posey, or posy, the word is pronounced ‘posy’ and refers to a ring that was popular during medieval and Renaissance times as a gift from lover to beloved. Quotations from courtship stories were inscribed, usually on the inside, but sometimes on the outside of the ring. Shakespeare popularized the rings by mentioning them in several of his plays. In Hamlet, ‘Is this a prologue or the posy of a ring?’

From the British Museum: By 1430 love rings engraved with inscriptions were known as ‘posies’ (from ‘poesy’ or poetry). In the 13th and 14th centuries the language of the posy was usually French, but from the 15th century English became increasingly common. Rings were given on many occasions. They often seem to have been declarations of love, rather than formal betrothal or marriage rings.

Another quote from the British Museum: This ring is known as a posy ring, deriving from the French ‘poesie ‘ (poetry). Posy rings were plain hoops inscribed with mottoes or saying, that might express sentiments of faith, commemoration, friendship and love. It was an especially popular type of ring in the fifteenth century. The romantic inscriptions on posy rings suggest that they were also used for weddings.

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