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Description: | A Post Medieval copper alloy open-ended tailor's thimble (probably 17th century). The thimble comprises a circular band with the sides tapering towards the top from 17.99mm to 15.47mm. The thimble has regular triangular stamped pits arranged spiralling towards the top. There is a 2mm plain band below the pits. Most open-ended thimbles have circular drilled pits and an incised line above and below the pits. These span 13th - 17th century deposits excavated in York (Ottaway & Rogers 2002:2739-41). The difference between those thimbles and this example suggests a later date within that bracket. Dark brown metal with patches of pale green.
Dimensions: diameter: 19.99mm; width: 9.71mm; weight: 3.46g.
Ottaway, P and Rogers, N. Craft, Industry and Every Day Life: Finds From Medieval York Council for British Archaeology [pages: 2739-2741] | 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: | 1600
1700 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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