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Description: | The object is a complete domed copper alloy thimble, Medieval - Post Medieval in date or 15th ? 16th century. Holmes illustrates a similar example fig. 2:b (Holmes, E. F. 1991. Sewing Thimbles. Finds research group 700-1700: Datasheet 9) which he describes as being a heavy duty thimble which would probably have been used in conjunction with a heavier needle possibly for working coarse cloth or leather (p.1-3). The illustrated example is similar to, but smaller than the recorded object.
In profile the thimble has straight sides which taper inwards slightly to a domed top. In plan the object is sub-circular and complete. The rim of the object is sub-circular and undecorated. The indentations on the thimble are larger than earlier examples (approximately 1.3mm in diameter) and more neatly executed (Geake 2001, 64) so that one can clearly see that the profile of the indentations is in the shape of an inverted cone. The indentations appear to be laid out in a spiral pattern which begin near the rim and continue upwards covering some of the domed top. The indentations stop approximately 2.7mm from the centre of the top. The centre of the top is bare and un-pierced. The regularity in the shape of the object and the thickness in the walls, suggest that the recorded object was possibly cast. As Holmes points out, however, cast thimbles are very difficult to tell apart from stamped examples (Holmes, p.1). It is therefore difficult to say for certain how the object was made.
The object has a dark green patina and is in good condition. The length of the object is 18.1mm, the diameter is 19.1mm and the thickness is 1.5mm. The weight is 5.80g. | 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
1550 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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