This ring was made right around the Revolutionary War, and I don't know if it's American or English. The posey font (lettering inside) and sentiment "Live for God" would have been familiar to British people, but I bought this piece in America, and some of the engraving gives whiffs of the newborn USA. The shoulders are engraved with the giver's and the receiver's initials: HMT to TM. Beautifully braided hair lives under a rectangular glass panel.
HMT to TM live for god
MATERIALS: 14k gold shank (tests), 10k gold locket bezel (tests), glass lens, plaited hair
AGE: c. 1780
CONDITION: Good - visible repair marks on the underside of the ring where the shoulders join the face
SIZE: 8, cannot be resized; 6.4mm head, 2.9mm shank