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Description: | A 17th century silver thimble, possibly of Dutch origin, made from sheet silver and comprising two parts. The thimble is complete but now a little squashed and torn. On the interior of the thimble, just below the rim, is a maker's stamp RL; the same pair of initials appears on another, plainer, thimble recorded by the Scheme: WILT-EB0D46.The exterior of the thimble is decorated with two tiers of five interconnecting arches held in reserve against the grid of pits. Above the arches is a band which bears a repeating key pattern. The lower Band lies above a narrow band of notching and bears this (mis-spelled) motto: +AFENDE +TO+THE+ENDE. The dome is divided into five arches and centrally are five radiating teardrop shapes and a small cinqfoil.A number of thimbles similarly inscribed have passed through the Treasure Act. These include the following inscriptions:A FAITHFVL FREIND IOW-FFDDF1 2013 T613BE YT AS GOD WYLS SOM-62A2F8 2012 T134THI FRINDE TO BEE CAM-796FF4 2011 T588REMEMBER MEE WMID-5CB6A4 2011 T190IMBRACE VERTV NMS-BE8551 2007 T11DIEV ESPER FIDE IOW-FBF6C3 2008 T372LOOSE NO TIME WAW-792B78 2006 T288FEARE GOD AND HONOUR THE KING SUR-0A67E6 2005 T376FARE GOD ONLY ESS-6EC030 2007 T280
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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