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Description: | A copper-alloy open type thimble or 'sewing ring', slightly damaged, of Late Medieval to Early Post-Medieval date (1400-1600). The thimble measures 19.04mm diameter at the widest end (internal 16.54mm), narrowing to 15.74mm (internal 14.78mm) over a height of 11.23mm. It weighs 2.49g. The thimble has been formed by joining two ends together. These ends are now jagged and it is possible this is a repair to the original join.The walls are slightly splayed and angled. This is to allow an easier fit on the finger and is also chronologically diagnostic to the Late Medieval or Early Post-Medieval periods (Holmes 1988, 3). The ring is decorated with functional circular punched depressions, arranged fairly regularly in four rows with a plain rim at the bottom (lost in one place). Almost all the patina is missing.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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