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Description: | A thimble made from cast copper alloy. The rim reveals the thimble is made with a single shell which is unusually thick, 1.89mm. The rim is undecorated on the exterior. The rim is sub-circular in plan. There are two cracks on the rim. The sides of the thimble are straight and taper slightly towards the domed top. The indentations are small low-relief conicals, set out in rows. The indentations do not cover the apex of the head. The exterior surface of the thimble has a well developed mid green patina. It is 23.2mm long and 21.6mm diameter at the base. It weighs 11.68g. The thimble is dated to the Medieval period. 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. Geake (Geake (2001 Finds Recording Guide unpublished) describes the 15th century thimbles as being taller and rounded compared to the more squat 14th century examples.
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