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Description: | A cast copper alloy late Medieval thimble. The thimble is made from a single shell which is slightly squashed and the lower portion of the thimble is missing due to damage. The lower broken edge is not recent. The surface of the thimble is covered with columns of conical shaped indentions and covers the apex of the thimble. The surface of the thimble is heavily abraded and has a matte dark grey surface. The thimble is 12.6mm tall and 20.44mm wide at the base. It weighs 2.2g.Holmes (Holmes, E.F. 'Sewing Thimbles' Datasheet 9 finds Research Group) illustrates thimbles which he dates to the mid 14th to mid 16th century.
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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