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Description: | Cast copper alloy thimble dating to the Post-Medieval period, (1500-1700). The object is circular in plan is domed at the top. The thimble is covered with regular pits which appear to be machine made. At the base of the object the surface is un-pitted above which are two rows of pits a wide un-pitted band, another row of pits and a smaller un-pitted band. The crown of the object is damaged and slightly recessed from the sides. The base of the object has been damaged and there is a large crack up one side. It has a dark blackish green patina and dates from c.1620.
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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