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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy Medieval to Post-Medieval thimble. Small and squat in shape. The small, round indentation on the outside were added by hand, as determined by their irregular shape. They are arranged in vertical lines with concentric circles around the top (and a further two grooves running just above the base as decoration). The top is left bare, forming a tonsure-like patch with a single hole in the very centre. Part of this upper part of the thimble is now missing. According to Holmes (2004), thimbles with tonsures were in use from the 14th century onwards, declining in use until they died out altogether around the mid 17th century. The hand-punched indentations with their simple pattern also confirms this early date.Diameter: 17.48mm, length: 14.52mm, thickness: 0.90mm, weight: 4.78g | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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