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THIMBLE
Unique ID: SOM-6A8014
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Lower part of a copper alloy thimble, probably of Post Medieval date with angled sides a straight base and break across the upper edge which has removed the domed top. The thimble has small circular indentations arranged in a regular spiral up the sides. The upper edge has broken along one of these rows of pits, presumably because they are a weaker point. The break is irregular but patinated. The thimble is now squashed in to an oval. It now measures 14.1mm in height. The base is now 25.4mm by 9.8mm and the top is 20.9mm by 9.4mm. The sides are 0.7mm thick and the thimble weighs 2.71g.
There is no evidence of folding in the rim which could suggest that it is cast rather than made from sheet metal. Egan (2005, p. 132) illustrates similar examples, numbers 624, 627, 636, which he dates between 1450-1600 AD.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1450
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 25.4 mm
Height: 14.1 mm
Width: 9.8 mm
Thickness: 0.7 mm
Weight: 2.71 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 20th November 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC reciept 020886
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: Sedgemoor (District)
To be known as: Chedzoy
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. | 1998 | The Medieval Household: Daily Living c.1150-c.1450 (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London) | London | The Stationery Office |
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