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Description: | A thimble made from cast copper alloy. The rim reveals the thimble is made with a single shell. The exterior of the shell is exceptionally corroded and therefore it is difficult to see whether the rim is decorated or not. Above the grooves there are columns of conical cells which cover the thimble, including the domed top. The sides of the thimble are straight and tapers slightly towards the slightly pointed domed top. The thimble is quite tall in profile. The thimble is 17.61mm long and 17.93mm wide at the base. It weighs 3.9g.
The thimble is dated to the late Medieval period. Geake (Geake 2001 Finds Recording Guide 1.1 unpublished) comments that taller thimbles such as this can date to the 15th century. Holmes (Holmes, E.F. ??Sewing Thimbles?? Datasheet 9 finds Research Group) in Figure 2b illustrates a similar shaped and decorated thimble which he dates to the 15th to mid 16th century and calls it a heavy duty thimble. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Bolton, Angie - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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