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Description: | A copper alloy thimble. The rim reveals the thimble has a single shell. The rim is oval in plan, probably due to damage, and the wall is 1.36mm thick. In profile the sides of the thimble taper gradually to a slightly convex top. The exterior has shallow, conical cells which are positioned in rows and continue to cover the top, but the central portion of the thimble is bare. The rim is undecorated. The exterior and interior surfaces are abraded and have lost the original surface. The interior of the thimble has traces of white wax, whether this is recent or not is unknown. The thimble is 18.59mm long and 19.27mm wide at the base. It weighs 4.09g. The thimble is dated to the Medieval or late Post Medieval. 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. Egan (Egan G. 2005 Material Culture in London in an Age of Transition Museum of London and English Heritage) illustrates a similar thimble with square cells, No. 630, which dates to the 16th century.
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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