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Description: | An almost complete cast copper alloy "bee-hive" thimble, of Late Medieval dating (1400 to 1550 AD).The thimble is oval in plan (it is bent and distorted), and broadly D shaped in cross section / profile, with gentle sloping sides and a pointed domed top. The thimble has been formed from relatively thick cast metal. The base is sub circular in plan. The rim is incomplete with a number of small segments missing from the thimble. The sides slope and taper towards the shallow domed top. The sides have a series of indentations around them. These indentations are arranged in rough horizontal circumferential linear bands, roughly evenly spaced. The indentations themselves are broadly circular in plan and are all of a similar size. The top of the thimble has one single relatively larger indentation at the peak of the dome, raised slightly higher than the rest of the dome (now perforated). Apart from this single indentation, the top of the thimble is plain and undecorated, a feature sometimes referred to as a 'tonsure'.The thimble is a dark green colour, with an even surface patina.It measures 12.85mm tall, a maximum width 18.05mm (at base) and the metal is 1.55mm thick. It weighs 2.54 grams.This style of thimble is commonly known as a beehive thimble, and has been dated to the Late Medieval period (1400-1550 AD) by Holmes (1988).Reference:Holmes, E.F. (1988) Sewing Thimbles. Finds Research Group Datasheet 9. Finds Research Group 700-1700, Norwich.
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