Fede rings

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Number recorded on PAS database: 24

Fede (clasped hands) rings date back to the Roman period but the majority of examples recorded on the PAS database are 17th – 18th C. The name is derived from the Italian phrase ‘mani in fede’ (‘hands clasped in faith’). They typically have a pair of hands emerging from a cuff which may be ornate or plain. The enamel which might have been present originally is usually missing from examples recovered from the soil.

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List of all inscriptions (sorted alphabetically)

Inscription	Date	Makers' Mark	PAS ID	Found (County)
Let this present my good intent	16th-17th C	B	WILT-A75095	Wiltshire
Love and bee loved	16th-18th C	IY	SF-27785A	Suffolk
Mi hart is yovrs	16th C	None	WMID-6961B9	Staffordshire
My hart you have	16th-17th C	None	DEV-B6D867	Somerset
No heart more true than myne	16th-17th C	IF	KENT-1D48B1	Greater London
No treasure to a true friend	17th-18th C	IV or IW	SUR-0AA74B	Surrey
Noe recompense but love	18th C	MB	SUSS-DB9583	Kent
The gift of a true frend	17th-18th C	None	SUR-07E1BE	Hampshire
Thinke of me	17th C	None	ESS-D942D7	Essex
Thought keepes me wakinge	17th-18th C	E	LIN-3249F7	Lincolnshire
To expresse my love	17th-18th C	None	GLO-A0BA09	Gloucestershire
Too bodies one hart	16th-17th C	None	GLO-717CE0	Gloucestershire