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Description: | A thimble made from cast copper alloy. The rim reveals the thimble is made with a single shell. The rim is slightly thickened and is undecorated. The rim has been slightly abraded. There are conical indentions which are positioned in rows on the sides of the thimble and some of the domed top, but not the apex. The indentations are quite large and deep. The sides of the thimble taper slightly to the domed top. The thimble is slightly squat in profile. The surface of the thimble has well developed incomplete mid green patina . The thimble is 17.61mm long and 19.7mm diameter at the base. It weighs 8.1g.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.
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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