THIMBLE

Unique ID: LIN-90C704

Object type certainty: Certain

A post-medieval silver thimble dating between 1650 and 1750. The thimble has a closed top and is now squashed flat. The lower quarter of the thimble has a band containing an undulating tendril with acorns regularly placed along it. A gap in the motif contains the makers marks DM. The base has a slightly expanded rim. The upper portion and head of the thimble are decorated with machine-made hexagonal indentations.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 1650
Date to: Circa AD 1750

Dimensions and weight

Length: 21 mm
Width: 22 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

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

Spatial data

Region: East Midlands
County: Lincolnshire
District: South Kesteven
Parish: Irnham

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: TF0227
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: From finder
Grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

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

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st November 2010

Personal details

Found by: This information is restricted for your login.
Recorded by: Adam Daubney - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Adam Daubney - [view all attributed records]

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    Created: Wednesday 1st February 2012
    Updated: Wednesday 1st February 2012

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