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Description: | The thimble has been either been cast or stamped from copper alloy. The walls of the thimble are quite fine, only 0.9mm thick which may suggest stamping. The height of the thimble is 16.3mm. The base of the thimble has been squashed, and forms a sub-oval shape in plan. The longest length of the squashed base is 21.1mm. The thimble weighs 2.83g.
The rim of the thimble is unthickened. In plan it has four cracks due to damage. This damage is likely to be recent, as the thimble is fragile. The rim appears to be undecorated. It also does not appear to have any folds or notches which would suggest its method of manufacture more precisely.
The sides of the thimble, in profile, are almost vertical and curve near the upper edge. The overall shape of the thimble is a sort squat shape.
The indentations form rows. The indentations themselves are quite large, and are sub circular, but this is distorted due to wear and corrosion. The indentations are also on the top of the thimble.
The thimble, probably dates to the 14th to 15th centuries. The overal shape and size suggests this. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1300
1500 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Angie Bolton | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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