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Description: | Fragment of the side of a cast copper alloy thimble, probably an open type thimble or 'sewing ring' of late Medieval date. The sides are splayed and the base is wider than the top. This is to allow an easier fit on the finger and is also chronologically diagnostic to the late Medieval or Post Medieval periods (Holmes 1988, 3). The ring has irregularly spaced circular drilled pits, arranged in rows running down the sides. There is the remains of an incised line around the base and top. The base and top are irregular with old damage, the breaks on the side are also worn. The side is 14.3mm tall, it is 15.0mm wide and 1.0mm thick; it weighs 1.68 grams.Egan (1998) illustrates a similar example, fig.206, no.815, dated from the 14th to mid 15th century. SOM-1209D6, SUR-C7EB72, NMS-415276 and NMS-544728 on this database are also similar. SOM-1245F1, a fragment of a similar thimble, was found near by.
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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