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THIMBLE
Unique ID: IOW-648A3C
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete and misshapen Medieval copper-alloy closed sewing thimble (1350-1450).
This thimble has sloping sides and is slightly pointed at the top rather than domed. It is now oval at the base as it is squashed slightly and forms a 'beehive' shape. The outer face is covered with drilled pits or indentations.
The outer face has a shiny greenish brown patina and the pits are filled with consolidated soil or corrosion products. The inside is smooth and plain. A small notch in the rim may be a feature of the method of manufacture.
The thimble is very thin and in poor condition but has patches of a dark greenish brown patina.
Height: 14.8mm; width: 17.8mm; thickness: 15.0mm; thickness of walls: 0.3mm. Weight: 2.21g.
A similar thimble has been published, classified as a light duty thimble and dated 1350-1450 (Holmes 1988: 1, fig. 1c).
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: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1350
Date to: Exactly AD 1450
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 14.8 mm
Width: 17.8 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight: 2.21 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 2nd April 2017 - Sunday 2nd April 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2017-7-79
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. | 1988 | Sewing Thimbles | Finds Research Group 700-1700 Datasheet 9 | 1, fig. 1c |
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