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THIMBLE
Unique ID: IOW-B7992B
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete and misshapen post-Medieval closed sheet silver thimble (c. 1750-c. 1900).
The upper part of the outer face of this thimble has machine-made horizontal lines of circular indentations. The lower part has inscribed decoration consisting of a row of 'slashes' or 'twigs' in two rows divided by an ornate shield. The shield is plain but may have been a space for an owner's initials. The crown has concentric rings of machine-made circular indentations. The outer face is worn.
Height: 20.0mm; width: 18.6mm; thickness: 8.7mm. Weight: 4.38g. (the weight includes soil within).
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: Circa AD 1750
Date to: Circa AD 1900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 20 mm
Width: 18.6 mm
Thickness: 8.7 mm
Weight: 4.38 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 21st February 2016 - Sunday 21st February 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2016-2-76
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.
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