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Description: | A complete, Post Medieval, Early-Mid 16th Century, cast, copper alloy, large size thimble. The thimble has a flattened domed crown with a spiral pattern of indentations on the sides and the crown, it also has a plain band around the base. The thimble has some wear but is slightly squashed and the crown is dented possibly by agricultural activity. The thimble has a matt brown surface with some green verdigris. This thimble is likely to date to 1500-1550AD. Ref. Detector Finds 2, Gordon Bailey, Greenlight Publishing 1993, page 12-14 No. 15, History Beneath Our Feet, Brian Read, Anglia Publishing Ipswich 1995, page 123 No. 783 & 784 and Collectors Guide to Thimbles, Bridget McConnel, Bracken Books 1996, page 19-22 fig. on page 19. The thimble is 19.73mm long, 23.64mm wide, 16.78mm thick, diameter approx. 20.0mm and weighs 5.5g.
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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