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THIMBLE
Unique ID: IOW-27BDA2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
An incomplete and squashed post-Medieval silver closed thimble (c. 1600-c. 1700). Treasure case no. 2017 T567.
The thimble was found together in three pieces.
The walls have eight interlocking chevrons defined by plain bands and each chevron is filled with 'waffle work'. There are three plain circumferential plain bands, one above and two below. The centre of the crown is cross-hatched and surrounded by a circumferential plain band. There is 'waffle work' below this band. A vertical break has occured along a soldered joining seam. The crown also appears to have been soldered to the walls.
Thimbles with similar decoration have been recorded as Treasure on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database: SOM-F97398 (2016T832) and WILT-D47DF7 (2012T731).
20.6mm (height); 22.8mm (width); 9.0mm (thickness). Overall weight: 7.01g.
Notes:
The find contains a minimum of 10% silver and predates 1717. It thus qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996 in terms of precious metal content and age.
Class: Closed
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Returned to finder, 31/8/2017
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being disclaimed as Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2017T567
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 20.6 mm
Width: 22.8 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight: 7.01 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 18th June 2017 - Sunday 18th June 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2017-7-153
Treasure case number: 2017T567
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)
Parish or ward: Shorwell (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SZ4582
Four figure Latitude: 50.63596403
Four figure longitude: -1.36504062
1:25K map: SZ4582
1:10K map: SZ42NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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