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THIMBLE
Unique ID: IOW-C13039
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An almost complete and slightly misshapen Medieval to post-Medieval copper-alloy closed thimble (c. 1400-c. 1550).
This thimble is domed and the walls have a continuous spiral of hand drilled circular pits that spiral in a clockwise direction from the base towards the centre of the crown. The rim is plain and there are no manufacture marks.
This thimble is matt green with patches of green corrosion products. A small portion of the rim is missing due to a break or corrosion.
Height: 18.9mm; width: 21.8mm; thickness: 17.7mm; thickness at rim: 0.5mm. Weight: 5.21g.
Similar thimbles have been published (Holmes 1988: 1, fig. 2).
Holmes, E.F. 1988. Sewing Thimbles. Finds Research Group Datasheet 9. Finds Research Group 700-1700, Norwich.
Class: Closed
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1550
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 18.9 mm
Width: 21.8 mm
Thickness: 17.7 mm
Weight: 5.21 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 3rd July 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2014-4-141
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holmes, E.F. | 1988 | Sewing Thimbles | Finds Research Group 700-1700 Datasheet 9 | 1, fig. 2 |
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