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The inside of the hoop is engraved in French 'Think of him by whom I am here'. This motto or posy suggests that it was a gift, possibly from a lover. The wearer was intended to gaze at the ring and think fondly of the giver. \n\nRings are the most commonly surviving medieval jewels. They were worn by both sexes, across all levels of society. Some portraits show wearers with multiple rings across all their fingers.\n\nThis ring forms part of a collection of over 600 rings and engraved gems from the collection of Edmund Waterton (1830-81). Waterton was one of the foremost ring collectors of the nineteenth century and was the author of several articles on rings, a book on English devotion to the Virgin Mary and an unfinished catalogue of his collection (the manuscript is now the National Art Library). Waterton was noted for his extravagance and financial troubles caused him to place his collection in pawn with the    London jeweller Robert Phillips. When he was unable to repay the loan, Phillips offered to sell the collection to the Museum and it was acquired in 1871. A small group of rings which Waterton had held back were acquired in 1899.","physicalDescription":"Gold ring, with double bezel (stones missing). 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Shown at the Ironmongers Hall Exhibition in 1861.","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Gold ring, with double bezel (stones missing). 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