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THIMBLE
Unique ID: IOW-F9CD4E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete post-Medieval sheet copper-alloy closed thimble (1730-1800).
This thimble has a thickened rim, sloping sides and a domed crown. It has circumferential horizontal lines of sub-circular indentations on the walls and square indentations in a grid pattern on the crown. The rim is plain.
This thimble has a dark brown patina and there are small areas of corrosion on the rim.
Height: 15.1mm; width: 16.7mm; thickness: 14.4mm; thickness of rim: 0.9mm. Weight: 2.56g.
A similar thimble has been published (Holmes 1988: 3-4, fig. 7c, Type III).
Holmes, E.F. 1988. Sewing Thimbles. Finds Research Group Datasheet 9. Finds Research Group 700-1700, Norwich.
Class: Closed
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1730
Date to: Exactly AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 15.1 mm
Width: 16.7 mm
Thickness: 14.4 mm
Weight: 2.56 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 26th October 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2014-1-325
Materials and construction
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. | 2004 | Finds Research Group Datasheet | London | Finds Research Group | 3-4, fig. 7c, Type III |
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