White Poesy Ghosts

In medieval times Posy rings acquired their name from the  French word 'poésy', to describe a motto or poem inscribed inside a ring. The rings portrayed secret messages of love, affection, friendship or faith shared  between the giver and the recipient. It was said that if the words were worn against the skin it made the message more poignant.

Some truly rare examples had crude pictures instead of words; a heart or an eye symbol instead of the written word. The Victoria and Albert Museum in London has one of the largest collections of poesy rings. Sadly, many have been lost or melted down over time so not many of them still exist today. Some were lost or tossed away by jilted lovers and still occasionally come to the surface river wet or caked earth.

Our Poesy Ghosts are inspired by these rings and the first six released monthly from July to December last year and limited to just 200 per month were polished black, gold etched with inscriptions from rings of the 15th - 17th centuries.

Three White poesy Ghosts are released online on consecutive Fridays (23rd Feb, 1st & 8th March) with 1,000 of each available per listing. This is the third White Poesy, there will be a tenth and final Clandestine Poesy Ghost released at a later date this year bringing the total collection to ten.

H 8.5 x D 5.5 x W 4.5cm

batch of 1000 X 3