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THIMBLE
Unique ID: IOW-AF24A3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete, damaged and squashed post-Medieval silver closed thimble (c. 1750-c. 1900).
This thimble has sides sloping towards the domed crown. The upper half has horizontal lines of sub-circular indentations or pits. The crown has concentric rings of similar but smaller pits. The lower half has meandering lines of punched marks forming decoration. The rim is plain.
Height: 21.4mm; width: 21.1mm; thickness: 8.0mm. Weight: 2.59g.
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: 21.4 mm
Width: 21.1 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight: 2.59 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 11th March 2018 - Sunday 11th March 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2018-1-98
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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