Nantwich Museum has the opportunity to acquire two medieval rings discovered locally.
The first is a beautiful medieval gold and turquoise ring, discovered by members of the Crewe and Nantwich Metal Detecting Society in the reed bed field near the mere in the grounds of Combermere Abbey. The find is a magnificent gold ring with inset turquoise stone which, apart from being an uncommon gem for this age of ring, is larger than other examples. The second ring is a complete gold posy ring of Post Medieval date (c. AD 1600-1700) discovered in Audlem.
The outside of the band is decorated with flowers, comprising a flower head, a stalk with long thin leaves, all emanating from a pair of rounded leaves.
The inside of the ring is inscribed ‘Not value but vertue’ - this is an uncommon posy.
The rings would further enhance the Museum's 'Treasures of Nantwich' collection (displayed in our 'treasure chest' for all to see), which has been developed over the years and includes Roman, Saxon, Medieval and Tudor artefacts.