Rights Holder: North Lincolnshire Museum
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Unique ID: NLM-C7A431
Object type certainty: Certain
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Copper alloy thimble fragments. Two possibly joining fragments of a cast beehive-shaped thimble or sewing ring - the top is lost. Hand stamped pits of dimeter 1mm appear likely to have been set in horizontal rows. Fiercely abraded. Suggested date: Late Medieval, 1400-1500.
Estimated diameter: 17mm, Height (as found): 10.2mm, Thickness (wall): 1.3mm, Weight: 2.06gms
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Quantity: 1
Height: 10.2 mm
Thickness: 1.3 mm
Weight: 2.06 g
Diameter: 17 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 3rd July 2018
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Other reference: NLM39827
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Fragment
Surface Treatment: Stamped
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.
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