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Description: | A complete but misshapen Medieval to post-Medieval copper-alloy closed thimble (c. 1400-c. 1550).This thimble is domed and the thick walls have a continuous spiral of hand drilled circular pits that spiral from the base towards the crown. The crown is also drilled. The rim is plain and there are no manufacture marks.The thimble is corroded and the outer surface is largely obscured by concreted soil. There is also concreted soil within the thimble:Height: 20.5mm; width: 23.4mm; thickness: 12.4mm; thickness at rim: 0.9mm. Weight (including soil): 6.74g.Similar thimbles have been published (Holmes 1988: 1, fig. 2).Holmes, E.F. 1988. Sewing Thimbles. Finds Research Group Datasheet 9. Finds Research Group 700-1700, Norwich
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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