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Description: | Treasure case no. 2016 T465: an incomplete silver thimble. The thimble is made from a sub-rectangular strip of silver which is now folded through 180°. The upper half of the thimble is decorated with eight rows of indentations. The lower part is decorated with a frieze of repetitive fleurs-de-lis interrupted by a small panel containing two hearts. Both hearts are supported by putti. The hearts would have been inscribed with the owner's initials, but both hearts are now completely illegible. A separate domed cap was found in the same hole as the thimble. The cap has a neat, flat perimeter, and presumably was once soldered to the thimble wall.Discussion: Silver thimbles were used increasingly by the European nobility and gentry during the 17th Century but surviving examples are rare, given that thimbles were much used and, when worn, were likely to have been melted down for their bullion value. In England, silver thimbles are documented as having been donated by women on the Parliamentary side to be melted down during the Civil War. Even later 17th Century English silver thimbles are rare, with few pieces in the national collections in the British Museum and the Museum of London. A thimble with an almost identical design was found on the Isle of Wight andreported under the Treasure Act (1996) (Treasure case no. 2009 T249; PAS ref. IOW-B0F192).Metal content: The find contains a minimum of 10% silver. Consequently, in terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious metal it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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