John Evans's collection was wide ranging and he included a variety of other objects, such as eighteenth-century posy-rings (published by Joan Evans), bank notes (now at the Bodlean Library); art works, ethnographic objects (Pitt Rivers Museum and objects now in the Pitt Rivers Museum) and experimental material he made himself.

The collection of posy rings (love tokens) was given to the Ashmolean Museum by Joan Evans (AN1933.1576 - AN1933.1611). We believe this was the collection she inherited from her father John. The ring photographed is engraved inside with 'as God decreed so wee agreed'.

awaiting photograph which the Heberden coin room intend to take later this year

Further References / Links

Joan Evans, Time and Chance: The Story of Arthur Evans and His Forebears (1943)

John Evans, Posy Rings, A Friday evening discourse at the Royal Institution of Great Britain ( London , 1892)

Joan Evans, English Posies and Posy-rings (1931)