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THIMBLE
Unique ID: IOW-ED4171
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete misshapen and damaged Medieval to post-Medieval cast copper-alloy closed thimble (c. 1400-c. 1550).
The sides slope inwards slightly from the bottom to form a crown at the top which is flattened inwards. The walls have 6-7 turns of spiralling sub-circular indentations. These spiral clockwise from the base to the apex where there is a deliberate circular perforation. There are also similar indentations on the top. The rim is plain and is torn in two places. The outer surfaces are worn and a mid matt brown colour. Height: 20.2mm; width: 31.1mm; thickness: 15.3mm; thickness of rim: 0.5mm. Weight: 4.81g.
See Holmes 1988: 1, fig: 2.
Holmes, E.F. (1988) Sewing Thimbles. Finds Research Group Datasheet 9. Norwich, Finds Research Group.
Class: Closed
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
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
Length: 20.2 mm
Width: 31.1 mm
Thickness: 15.3 mm
Weight: 4.81 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 24th January 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2011-4-64
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
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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