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Description: | A Medieval copper alloy thimble, dating from about AD 1300 - 1500. The thimble is complete and is covered in evenly spaced hand drilled depressions and terminates with an incised border. The side slope gently and the top is domed. The pits cover the crown of the thimble. There is a slight crack in the rim. Compare LEIC-1FAA62 and ESS-4769C7 which cite Holmes, 'Sewing Thimbles' in Finds Research Group 700-1700, Part 1. The thimble is 22.7mm tall, 21mm in diameter and weighs 9.98g. It has a smooth dark green patina.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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