Need help in dating colonial ring dug today

[Bill D. (VA)]

Or at least part of one. It has a cool design of a 3-masted ship etched into the face. I'm sure its pre-1800 but maybe someone can narrow that down a bit. Thanks for any help.

 

[CRUSADER]

17th-18th C

 

[Don in SJ]

17th-18th C

Cru, do you think that could be a Seal Martix ring? On his Today's Finds post for the ring the one shown on the UK Finds site was similar in ship design, although the ring structure looked a bit different. I suggested Bill get some Silly Putty and make an impression and see!

 

[nsdq]

neat find

 

[surf]

Ahoy Bill,

Wonderful three master, sir! Do you know the type of metal? Are those waves along the basal rim" Any letters amongst them?

Fob Seal Intaglio

 

[Broken knee]

Awesome find mister!!! HH
BK

 

[boris]

17th-18th C

I agree as my 925 one with deep black on it has a sloop in a barrel on the front{see avatar} with Galeic symbols for trinity{11} around it. The yellow one has two kissing hogges and SI 1ck inside it. I have theory that Thomas Tew was on this Island long ago and found 100s of nugget coins holed, with P, SI, and Roman Numerals in shape of hogge/boat. 1685? HH Boris Wm. Kidd was here before his trial in Boston and my 12th Greatgrandfather LT. Jonathan Delano 1647-1720 was there when Governor Bellemont betrayed him! In 1700.

 

[Broken knee]

I agree as my 925 one with deep black on it has a sloop in a barrel on the front{see avatar} with Galeic symbols for trinity{11} around it. The yellow one has two kissing hogges and SI 1ck inside it. I have theory that Thomas Tew was on this Island long ago and found 100s of nugget coins holed, with P, SI, and Roman Numerals in shape of hogge/boat. 1685? HH BorisView attachment 735441View attachment 735442View attachment 735443 Wm. Kidd was here before his trial in Boston and my 12th Greatgrandfather LT. Jonathan Delano 1647-1720 was there when Governor Bellemont betrayed him! In 1700.

Those d*m med's again? HH
BK

 

[CRUSADER]

Cru, do you think that could be a Seal Martix ring? On his Today's Finds post for the ring the one shown on the UK Finds site was similar in ship design, although the ring structure looked a bit different. I suggested Bill get some Silly Putty and make an impression and see!

They are sometimes described as seal rings, but it's a little less likely in this period, although we may never know. If the impression is good, then it will add some weight to it. However, I just think it was the way it was made by incising the decor.

 

[HutSiteDigger]

I'm thinking 18th century.... early 1700ish is my guess... kewl find..