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THIMBLE
Unique ID: IOW-F0FF66
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete but misshapen and fractured Medieval to post-Medieval copper-alloy closed thimble (c. 1400-c. 1550).
This thimble is domed and the thick walls have a continuous spiral of hand drilled circular pits that spiral in a clockwise direction from the base towards the crown. The rim is plain and thickened and there are no manufacture marks.
The thimble is matt purplish brown.
Height: 19.6mm; width: 24.4mm; thickness: 17.1mm; thickness at rim: 1.0mm. Weight: 5.74g.
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: 19.6 mm
Width: 24.4 mm
Thickness: 17.1 mm
Weight: 5.74 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 24th September 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2014-5-133
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Complete
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. | 2004 | Finds Research Group Datasheet | London | Finds Research Group | 1, fig. 2 |
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