Drawings Medieval finger ring from Thetford, Norfolk
Object number
LDSAL2020.34.22
Material
paper
pen
ink
pen
ink
Technique
Drawing
Dimensions
Height: 130mm
Width: 172mm
Height (of Mount): 214mm
Width (of Mount): 231mm
Width: 172mm
Height (of Mount): 214mm
Width (of Mount): 231mm
Inscriptions
Inscription content
Ring found at Thetford in Norfolk.
Fig. 1. the exact size of the ring.
2. View of the same enlarged.
3. the two first persons of the Trinity.
4. Annunciation.
5. St. Catherine.
6. St. Christopher.
7. two Kings sitting.
8. the ring enlarged.
N.B. the A.B.C.D.E.F.G & H figured 3.4. &c refer to the places in the Ring where they are respectively found in fig. 2.
Fig. 1. the exact size of the ring.
2. View of the same enlarged.
3. the two first persons of the Trinity.
4. Annunciation.
5. St. Catherine.
6. St. Christopher.
7. two Kings sitting.
8. the ring enlarged.
N.B. the A.B.C.D.E.F.G & H figured 3.4. &c refer to the places in the Ring where they are respectively found in fig. 2.
Inscription content
Arch. XXXI. 474
References
Reference (free text)
'Signet Ring of Gold, Found at Thetford in Norfolk', Archaeologia 31 (1846): 474-5.
This bibliographic reference refers not to this ring, but to another very similar ring also from Thetford.