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Description: | A copper alloy domed thimble, probably 15th - 17th Century. The thimble has an unthickened rim. There is a triangular section in the rim that may be a mend. This triangular section is level with the external surface but is stepped back from the internal surface. There is a curved notch missing from the rim. It may have originally been a circular perforation (below the decoration but just above the rim) that has worn through. The edges of the break have the same glossy deep green patina as the rest of the thimble. The shape of the timble has been slightly distorted possibly due to a blow. The circular rim is now more oval and an uneven shape. The sides of the thimble taper inwards slightly towards the peak (diameter at rim: 23.86mm; at peak: 16.81mm). They are decorated with vertical rows of punched circular dots. At 3.80mm above the rim there is an incised line that runs around the thimble and above this the punched dots start. Where the sides curve inwards to form the peak the punched dots are aligned in concentric rings. There are areas of damage to the surface of the thimble, causing areas of the surface to be depressed. It is difficult to say whether the damage occurred during use or whilst in the ground. The thimble is similar to one found in Fishergate, York that dates mid 15th - early 17th Century, however there is no trace of a leather lining in this one (Ottoway & Rogers 2002:2734-5). Height: 25.67mm; diameter at rim: 23.86mm; diameter at peak: 16.81mm; thickness of side: 1.65mm; weight: 18.27g. | 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: | 1400
1650 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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