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THIMBLE
Unique ID: SUSS-40B2C8
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A cast copper alloy sewing ring. The object is similar to a thimble, without the apex. The indentations are circular and have been arranged in a spiral; several have worn all the way through the sides. The base is slightly thickened but there is no defined rim. The diameter at the base is 21.67mm tapering to 18.49mm. It is worn and the metal is a dark greyish-green colour. Parallels can be seen in Egan (2005), p132, fig: 126 ref 648-52.
Class: ring
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1750
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 12.94 mm
Thickness: 1.84 mm
Weight: 7.8 g
Diameter: 21.67 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 4th January 2007
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Mid Sussex (District)
To be known as: Fulking
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egan, G. | 2005 | Material Culture in London in an Age Of Transition: Tudor and Stuart period finds c.1450 - c.1700 from excavations at riverside sites in Southwark | London | Museum of London Archaeology Service | 132 | 648-52 |
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