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THIMBLE
Unique ID: IOW-2BCCAB
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
A complete post-Medieval copper-alloy palm-guard (c. 1600-c. 1800). Read Type VI, variant.
This palm-guard is circular, domed at the reverse and hollow on the front. The turned-up rim has two pairs of circular holes, diametrically opposed, close to the edge. The holes are at an angle of about 45° from the horizontal. The front has randomly distributed circular recesses of varying sizes. These recesses would have held the head of the needle in place and protected the wearer from the end of the needle protruding through the guard to the leather palm and hand.It is reddish brown with flecks of a dark green patina. Length: 37.4mm; width: 36.6mm; thickness: 7.1mm. Weight: 27.61g.
Compare other palm guards with lugs, at SUSS-864CD1, CORN-110A05; DEV-0ACE07; LON-43E204; LON-E2C8A5; PUBLIC-D7A8E5 and SWYOR-438A46.
The type with holes instead of lugs (type VI) is rare. Read only illustrates one example, with three pairs of holes, which came from a shipwreck of c. 1658 (Read 2018: 77, 82; fig. 37; misnamed Type V in figure caption).
Class:
palm guard
Sub class: Read type VI (variant)
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 37.4 mm
Width: 36.6 mm
Thickness: 7.1 mm
Weight: 27.61 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 24th October 2018 - Wednesday 24th October 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2018-1-323
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.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read, B. | 2018 | Metal Sewing-Thimbles Found in Britain | Oxford | Archaeopress | 77, 82; fig. 37 |
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