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Perrenette Rolin's Signet Ring from Beaune, France dated to the Mid 15th Century on display at the Hôtel-Dieu Museum in Beaune, France

This woman's ring shows the arms of Perrenette Rolin, the daughter of the first cousin of Nicolas Rolin's father, and the wife of Jean Jacquelin, an adviser to the Duke of Burgundy Philippe le Bon. It is the sort of signet ring used by the upper classes in the 15th century. The octagonal bezel with a hollowed out cord running around shows a coat of arms of Perrenette Rolin. The ring was discovered in a vineyard in Beaune 1862 and was bought by the Comte Anatolie de Juine, who donated it to the Hôtel-Dieu Museum.