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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy sewing thimble of Late Medieval or Early Post-Medieval date (AD 1400 - AD 1550). Length 22.4mm, maximum diameter 22.0mm and 1.3mm thick. Weight 13.32g.This thick-walled thimble is a "beehive" shape and may have been cast. The walls are about 1.3mm thick. The outer surface, including the apex, has circumferential lines of stamped indentations which are sub-circular in shape. The lines do not spiral. There is a small V-shaped "nick" on the rim. This feature is probably related to a manufacturing technique. The thimble is in good condition and has a mid-green patina overall. A similar illustrated thimble which is classified as a heavy duty thimble (Holmes 1988, fig. 2, ref. C) has been dated 1400-1550.
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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