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Description: | A complete Medieval to post-Medieval cast copper-alloy closed thimble of 'beehive' type (c. 1400-c. 1550).The sides slope inwards slightly from the bottom and then slope inwards abruptly to form a crown. The walls have 10-11 turns of spiralling sub-circular indentations. These spiral clockwise from the base to the apex. The rim is plain. The outer face has a light green mid brown variable colour. It is corroded in places. The inner surface is covered with superficial light green corrosion products. Height: 20.9mm; width: 23.6; thickness: 18.1mm; thickness of rim: 0.8mm. Weight: 7.68g.See Holmes 1988: 1, fig: 2.Holmes, E.F. (1988) Sewing Thimbles. Finds Research Group Datasheet 9. Norwich, Finds Research Group.
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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