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GaryD's Mucky Fingers



The British Museum dated this ring from the 16th century

You can see a little more detail from this shot. it must have been a beautiful ring


Child’s ring dates from the 17th century

Found these two fragments at the Thornham Rally.
I thought they might have been part of some sort of ring but wasn’t to sure so I took them to the British museum.
It turns out they are parts of two Decade Rings or Rosary Rings. Each fragment is the top part or a ring. Why they were broken and discarded we will never know. The ring would have had ten projections as Aves around the shank, with the bezel being a Paternoster. These rings became more popular in the 16th Century as religious persecution grew.


This is the smaller fragment of the two.
I have superimposed it over a drawing of a Decade Ring So I understand yo
would have turned the ring on your
finger and said your prayers.



Mourning Ring
Inscribed inside this memorial ring is “love” and "ATOK"
Mourning jewellery, commemorating the death of a loved one,
family member or celebrity, has been around for centuries.
Especially popularized by Queen Victoria in the 1800s when her lover,
Prince Albert died; mourning jewellery became mass produced and popularly worn.
Queen Victoria refused to receive anybody wearing jewellery
unless they were only wearing jewellery that appropriately
Reflected a true sense of grief or loss.

Wedding ring

Wedding ring found on farmland

It was made in 1930 and has a Chester mark

This ring was found around London It was made in 1986 and has a London mark


Beautiful silver Victorian brooch

it was only 5” down but in-between a lot of trash and iron. How it never got damaged I’ll never know.
As you can see this Silver brooch is very delicately made the workmanship is superb.
I’m sure the Victorian lady who lost it must have been As sad as I was happy finding it.



Annular brooch
Thanks go to the British Museum for identifying this 13-century Brooch fragment. Angie found the small fragment sometime back but we were never quite sure if it was an annular brooch or not.



Annular brooch this is what it may have looked like when it was complete I have added some white glass stones
but the stones could have been any colour




This divers watch was found along side the river Thames in London.
I don’t know what happened to the diver!!! :-)

Angie, Found this Silver Dragon Pendent

This little sliver Child's bracelet was found in an old woodland
It was recovered at a depth of 3in and what looks like dolphins linked together




Saint Christopher



Saint Christopher
Saint Christopher “Christ bearer” 3rd century legend has it that one day when he was carrying a little child over a river; he felt the child's weight almost too great to bear. The child was Jesus, carrying the world in his hands. Hence St. Christopher is usually represented as a giant, with the Holy Child on his shoulder; he leans on a staff. He is the patron of travellers, hence the practice of wearing his medal on journeys. His name was dropped from the liturgical calendar in 1969. Feast: July 25.

The Miraculous Medal
MARIE CONCUE
Inscribed "O Maria, sine labe concepta, ora pro nobis qui ad te confugimus"
Which translates into
" O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to you."

A Dog Pin brooch