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Description: | A copper alloy domed light thimble. The indentationns are hand stamped in vertical lines on the body of the thimble, with ridges between. At the base the rim has a few groups of indentations below the main band. These may have been in a decorative pattern, but are now to worn and corroded to be sure.On the pointed dome the indentations are stamped in four lozenge shapes radiating form the centre. Decoration on brass thimbles was common in the late 15th and 16th centuries, but died out thereafter as fashion turned to favour silver thimbles (Holmes, Edwin F., 1991, "Sewing Thimbles", Find Research Group 700 - 1700 Datasheet 9, page 3).
Date: Late Medieval to Post Medieval - c. 1450 - 1600
Dimensions: 22.73 mm x 17.85 mm x 0.92 mm
Weight: 5.75 g | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Hayward Trevarthen, Ciorstaidh - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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