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THIMBLE
Unique ID: SF-16FBD1
Object type certainty: Certain
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A complete cast copper-alloy thimble dating to the late Medieval or early Post-Medieval period, c. 1450-1550. It has a circular basal plan and is domed, demonstrating a pointed tonsured crown. Below this, the walls of the thimble are decorated with c. 13 courses of small hand-stamped dimples, excepting a plain band demarcated by a transverse groove at its base. Preserved in good condition with an even greenish patina, it stands 14.28mm high, c. 16.68mm in diameter at its base, and c. 1.45mm thick at the midpoint of the walls. It weighs 3.51g.
A practically identical thimble is recorded on the PAS database as DUR-EC88D2, except that this example does not have a hole in the apex of the crown.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1450
Date to: Circa AD 1550
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 14.28 mm
Thickness: 1.45 mm
Weight: 3.51 g
Diameter: 16.68 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Stamped
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: St. Edmundsbury (District)
To be known as: West Stow
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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