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THIMBLE
Unique ID: DEV-5DAEF5
Object type certainty: Certain
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A copper-alloy open type sheet thimble or 'sewing ring' of late medieval to early post medieval date, c. AD 1450-1600.
This thimble is circular in plan with sides which taper inwards from the bottom to the top. The outside is decorated with punched circular indents, arranged fairly regularly in four rows in a spiral. The metal has corroded to a dark brown and greenish patina. The splayed base was to allow an easier fit on the finger and is also chronologically diagnostic to the late Medieval or early Post Medieval periods (Holmes 1988, 3).
Measurements: 26.6mm diameter, 6.6mm thick, 4.61g weight.
Notes:
Submitted as part of RAMM Collector's Case display
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1450
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Period of reuse: POST MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 6.6 mm
Weight: 4.61 g
Diameter: 26.6 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: ID 432
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Devon (County)
District: East Devon (District)
To be known as: Otterton CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holmes, E.F. | 1985 | A History of Thimbles | New York | Cornwall Books |
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