Record ID: NARC637 - POST MEDIEVAL thimble

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THIMBLE

Unique ID: NARC637

Object type certainty: Certain

An open ended ring type sewing thimble, with thin even walls with no evidence of seams, probably constructed by stamping a sheet of metal into the desired shape. An incised border line runs around the walls at both top and bottom, in-between which is a spiral of 4-5 lines deep rectangular punching. No exact parallel has been found but similar examples occur on the Finds Research Group 700-1700 Data sheet 9. The diameter ranges from 14.81 at one end to 17.82 at the other

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Class: open type

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: AD 1540
Date to: AD 1700

Dimensions and weight

Length: 12.33 mm
Weight: 2.45 g
Diameter: 17.82 mm
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Multiple [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st March 2000 - Saturday 1st April 2000

Personal details

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Recorded by: Ms Rhiannon Harte - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Ms Rhiannon Harte - [view all attributed records]

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