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Description: | A cast copper-alloy heavy duty thimble of 15th to mid 16th century AD date (E.F. Holmes; pp. 1).
The object, which is now squashed, would originally have been of circular section, tapering towards the slightly domed top. Apart from a plain band at the bottom, the surface if the thimble is entirely covered with rows or closely spaced circular indentations.
The artefact measures 23.8mm wide, 13.5mm thick and 18.1mm high; it weighs 7.39g (NB. the object is filled with soil). | 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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