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Description: | An incomplete post-Medieval copper-alloy closed thimble (1730-1800).This misshapen thimble is domed with a plain rim. The walls have eleven horizontal circumferential lines of circular indentations or pits. The crown has square indentations that form a waffle or grid pattern. There are no manufacturing marks.The thimble is reddish brown on the outside. A small portion of the rim is missing.Height: 15.8mm; width: 17.7mm; thickness: 11.9mm. Weight: 1.93g.A similar thimble has been published (Holmes 1988: 3-4, fig. 7c, Type III).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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