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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy domed or 'beehive' thimble, dating to the 14th/ 15th century AD between c. 1350 - 1500 (length: 16.5mm; diameter at base: 18.5mm; thickness of metal: 1.5mm; weight: 5.1g).There is a complete raised border running around the circumference of the base of the thimble, with approximately fourteen slanted rows of irregularly punched circular indentations running around the circumference towards the domed top of the artefact. At the top of the thimble, there is a small circular indentation (diameter: 2mm). There is no decoration on the inside of the thimble and, overall, the thimble is in a worn but fair condition with a dark green patina. Additionally, there are some areas on the outside of the thimble where the surface and indentations have disappeared due to wear.Similar examples are illustrated in E. F. Holmes' 'Sewing Thimbles', Finds Research Group 700-1700 Datasheet 9. It is suggested by Holmes that domed shaped thimbles are found in Britain in contexts from about AD 1350, which is later than on the Continent where thimbles are known to have been made during the 13th century. It is possible that leather guards were used in preference to metal ones. The casting of domed thimbles was abandoned in the 16th century AD.
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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