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Popular during the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries in England and France as lovers ' gifts, the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, England, has an outstanding collection.

The Victoria and Albert Museum in London also has a good collection bequeathed by Joan Evans, daughter of a famous 19th-century collector.

She compiled a list of more than 3000 posies for her book English Posies and Posy Rings ( Oxford Press, 1931, out of print ).