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Inscribed ring

Unknown artist, 15th century

The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent

This ring is likely to be English and consists of a flat band with an applied, beaded border and a double lined inscription. It may have been the treasured property of Staffordshire nobility as it was found near Chartley Hall and Chartley Castle and bears an inscription in French, the language of the English aristocracy. The inscription reads 'Amour vault tout fors ceur de villain Amour envoie coullas e joie' (Love is worth much more than a base heart Love sends [or brings] solace and joy).

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Title of artwork, date

Inscribed ring, 15th century

Date supported

2006

Medium and material

Gold

Dimensions

Diameter: 2.8 - 3 cm

Grant

750

Total cost

3000

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