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Description: | A cast copper-alloy thimble of probable late medieval to early post-medieval date.
The object, which has been cast in one piece, is in good condition, with a dark green patina and only a small amount of damage to the open end. It has a circular opening at the bottom and tapers towards the domed top end. Apart from a rim and two incised horizontal grooves at the open end, the surface is entirely covered with a series of rows of closely-spaced sub-circular indentations; the pattern of these is highly irregular and suggests that they were punched rather than cast. An unusual feature of this thimble is that it has two small, deliberately cut notches, one on each side of the bottom edge.
It measures 22.5mm high by 19.8mm wide and 1.5mm thick; it weighs 10.11g. | 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 | Creator: | Julian Watters | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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