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Description: | A thimble made from cast copper alloy. The thimble is made with a single shell. The exterior of the shell has a plain rim with a single linear groove as decoration. There are no cracks or notches in the rim. Above the rim there are rows of conical cells which cover the thimble, including the apex. The sides of the thimble taper slightly towards the domed top. The thimble is quite tall in profile. The exterior surface of the thimble has patches of a thick green patina, otherwise the surface is abraded and the raw metal is revealed. The thimble is 20.82mm long and 19.38mm diameter. It weighs 8.2g.The thimble is dated to the late Medieval period. Geake (Geake 2001 Finds Recording Guide 1.1 unpublished) comments that taller thimbles such as this can date to the 15th century. Holmes (Holmes, E.F. 'Sewing Thimbles' Datasheet 9 finds Research Group) in Figure 2b illustrates a similar shaped and decorated thimble which he dates to the 15th to mid 16th century and calls it a heavy duty thimble.
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