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Description: | A thimble made of silver and cast as one piece. It is long with a rounded top and a thickened rim. It is 23.3 mm. long, 23 mm. wide at the base, and 12.3 mm. thick. It is decorated with rows of circular indentations on the top and upper sides. The lower sides are decorated with a floral pattern. It is complete with slight wear and little tarnish. There are three very small holes at the line separating the indentations from the floral pattern. It has been bent inwards near the base. There are four marks on the rim: 'CM' and three makers' marks. It dates from around the nineteenth 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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