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KENT-8EFE3C: Post Medieval copper alloy thimble

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THIMBLE

Unique ID: KENT-8EFE3C

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation

A late medieval/ early post-medieval (1400-1600) copper-alloy closed thimble, with a small crack in the wall at the open end. The thimble is slightly squashed.
The top is domed and flattened at the apex, which is 6.25mm in diameter and undecorated. Concentric circles of drilled circular pits round down the sides to at collar (2.6mm deep) around the open end.

Height:20.77mm; diameter at open end:19.5mm, diameter at cap:14.2mm; thickness: 1.5mm

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 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1800

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Height: 20.77 mm
Thickness: 1.5 mm
Weight: 8.9 g
Diameter: 19.5 mm

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete

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Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Dover (District)
Parish or ward: Sandwich (District Ward)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TR3257
Four figure Latitude: 51.26491241
Four figure longitude: 1.32416879
1:25K map: TR3257
1:10K map: TR35NW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

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Audit data

Recording Institution: KENT
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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