BH-7B7364: Medieval to Post-Medieval thimble

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THIMBLE

Unique ID: BH-7B7364

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A complete copper-alloy thimble dating from the late Medieval to Post-Medieval period (c. AD 1400-1550). The thimble consists of a single domed sheet in the form of a hollow hemisphere which is compressed on one side. The exterior surface is covered with a series of small circular indentations covering most of the sheet other than a plain circumferential section around the tip of the dome and a plain thin circumferential band around the lower edge of the sheet. There is a small circular perforation through the tip of the dome. The interior of the thimble is plain. The thimble measures 11.5mm in height, has an external diameter of 18.5mm and a thickness of 1mm. The circular perforation measures 1mm in diameter. The thimble weighs 1.72 grams.

For a similar thimble from Hertfordshire recorded on the PAS database see BH-433F18, while Egan (2005, p. 131, no. 621) records a similar thimble from London from a context dated c. AD 1530-1550.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1550

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Height: 11.5 mm
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 1.72 g
Diameter: 18.5 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2017 - Wednesday 7th February 2018

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: East Hertfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Walkern (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TL2826
Four figure Latitude: 51.91782324
Four figure longitude: -0.14027487
1:25K map: TL2826
1:10K map: TL22NE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

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Recording Institution: BH
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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