EUROPEAN BETROTHAL RING 16TH-17TH CENTURY, SIZE 7 ¾ 10/01/2024 7mm width band with a

7mm width band with a rounded face

V & A Museum

Oval bezel cut with four transverse marks to serve as a signet

with rounded band

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EUROPEAN BETROTHAL RING 16TH-17TH CENTURY, SIZE 7 ¾ 10/01/2024 7mm width band with aDuring the Renaissance, the act of committing to marriage took place as a formal ceremony with vows, considered sacred and unbreakable, exchanged. A ring was given by the man to the woman to bind the pledge and worn until the marriage. That practice is believed to derive from the custom of providing a brides price or dowry. This example is size 4 with an oval bezel with a beaded surround, flanked by an arrangement of 3 small bosses in foliage, on each