Record ID: YORYM-BFF501 - MODERN thimble

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THIMBLE

Unique ID: YORYM-BFF501

Object type certainty: Certain

A silver thimble, squashed flat at the open end, with a badly damaged domed top. The thimble has a rounded top with a single dot in an otherwise undecorated area. The indentations on the side are circular in shape and arranged in a waffle like design. There are three parallel incised lines below the indentations, then below this is a thin, undecorated border. The rim is decorated with another set of three parallel incised lines. This thimble is late 18th – 19th Century in date.

Chronology

Broad period: MODERN
Period from: MODERN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 1750
Date to: Circa AD 1900

Dimensions and weight

Length: 5.1 mm
Weight: 2.3 g
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Multiple [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Complete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: Yorkshire And The Humber
County: North Yorkshire
District: Hambleton
To be known as: Swainby

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Character undetermined [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st November 2009

Personal details

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Recorded by: Mrs Liz Andrews-Wilson - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Mrs Liz Andrews-Wilson - [view all attributed records]

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