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Description: | A largely complete copper alloy thimble, probably dating from the late-medieval period. The thimble is been dome shaped. It is 24.5mm long and an external diameter of 22.1mm at the base. The thimble has a mass of 13.0g. On the exterior there are a series of circular drilled or punched indentations. These are in a series of concentric circles beginning at the open end and continuing upto the crown. A raised rib runs around the exterior of the base of the thimble. The thimble has a wall thickness of 1.5mm at the base. The interior is undecorated. The thimble has a green surface, and has been recently coated with a wax. On the base, there is a small split and a (separate) area where some material has been lost.
In ??Sewing Thimbles?? (Finds Research Group 700-1700 datasheet 9), Holmes (1991, p1) states that domed thimbles are found in Britain in contexts from about 1350. He suggests that earlier thimbles may have their indentations scattered unevenly over the surface, but more usually they are applied in a regular pattern such as vertical lines or concentric circles, as is the case on the thimble recorded here. By the 16th century indentations are usually in the form of a spiral beginning at the open end and continuing upto the crown (ibid. p2). On this basis the thimble recorded here is probably medieval c.1350-1500, but may be post-medieval (c.1500-1700). | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Slarke, Duncan - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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