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Description: | A complete Medieval to post-Medieval copper-alloy open thimble or sewing ring (c. 1450-c. 1550).This thimble is oval in plan and the sides taper inwards from the bottom to the top. The outer face has four horizontal lines of circular indentations or drilled pits.The thimble is reddish brown and has a dent at the bottom.Height: 9.0mm; width at base: 19.3mm; thickness: 15.9mm. Weight: 3.16g.A similar thimble has been published and dated c. 1500 (Holmes 1988: 2, fig. 4).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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