Rights Holder: Surrey County Council
CC License: 
Image use policy
Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).
THIMBLE
Unique ID: SUR-465930
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A 18th century cast copper alloy thimble with ten spiral tiers of pits and a plain apex.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 24.35 mm
Weight: 11.81 g
Diameter: 21.43 mm
Personal details
This information is restricted for your access level.
Other reference numbers
Other reference: 11-1343
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Surrey (County)
District: Woking (District)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ0559
Four figure Latitude: 51.320426
Four figure longitude: -0.494615
1:25K map: TQ0559
1:10K map: TQ05NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
Similar objects
Find number: SUR-4346B7
Object type: THIMBLE
Broadperiod: POST MEDIEVAL
A cast copper alloy thimble. The extreme apex is left plain and the sides have ten spiral tiers of pits.
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Find number: SUR-658DB4
Object type: THIMBLE
Broadperiod: POST MEDIEVAL
A 16th century cast copper alloy thimble. The thimble has nine tiers of pits and a there is a spiral of pits on the apex.
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Find number: SUR-484AB8
Object type: THIMBLE
Broadperiod: POST MEDIEVAL
A thimble, now distorted, with ten spiral tiers of punched pits and a plain apex.
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Timeline of associated dates
About Us
About our Site
Find us
The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG.
T: +44(0) 20 73238618