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THIMBLE
Unique ID: PUBLIC-0CD0F7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A post-medieval copper-alloy open topped thimble or tailor's sewing ring. The thimble appears to have been hand punched with five rows of circular pits or indentations which are irregularly spaced in some parts. There is no visible seam and the base measures 21.50mm in diameter tapering to 19.08mm at the top. Height is 14.09mm and the weight 8.32g. The thimble is in good condition and has a green patina. Probably 17th century.
Class: ring
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 14.09 mm
Thickness: 2.9 mm
Weight: 8.32 g
Diameter: 21.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 23rd November 2014
Rally details.
This object was found at Plymouth Pinpointers at Port Eliot
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: TB300
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
District: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: St. Germans (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SX3657
Four figure Latitude: 50.38995401
Four figure longitude: -4.30847577
1:25K map: SX3657
1:10K map: SX37NE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holmes, E.F. | 1985 | A History of Thimbles | New York | Cornwall Books |
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