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Description: | The thimble is made from a cylinder of cast copper alloy which has a rounded base, 19mm in diameter, the upper edge has a diameter of 16.8mm. The height is 9.6mm. The indentations on the exterior surface of the thimble are conical shaped. The indentations start at the lower edge of the thimble and spiral in slightly angled rows to the upper edge. The indentation on the upper row are incomplete, perhaps suggesting the thimble did not originally have the cylindrical form, but may have had an enclosed top. On the interior surface of the thimble there are occassional patches of a dark green patina, otherwise the surface is a dark brown colour. Holmes suggests the early sewing rings are dated to c. 1500. These rings sometimes have their lower ends splayed for comfort which does not occur on the recorded example. The later sewing rings have a straighter construction and date up to the c. 1620.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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