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THIMBLE
Unique ID: SWYOR-482A1E
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A heavy copper alloy Medieval thimble dating from about AD 1400 - 1530. It has a circumferential plain basal band and a continuous left hand spiral of circular, probably drilled pits covering the sides and most of the crown. Left hand spirals predominated until AD 1530 (Read, 2018, page 25). The apex is tonsured. The thimble has fairly straight sides and a domed top. It is 21.5mm high, 19.9mm diameter at the base and 1.8mm thick. It weighs 13.05g. There is a crack in the rim, and it has a grey green patina. Compare examples on page 27 of Read (2018) Metal Sewing-Thimbles Found in Britain. It was probably made in Nuremberg.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1530
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 21.5 mm
Thickness: 1.8 mm
Weight: 13.05 g
Diameter: 19.9 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 8th September 2019 - Sunday 8th September 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 3476
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Selby (District)
Parish or ward: Towton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE4839
Four figure Latitude: 53.84503229
Four figure longitude: -1.27193525
1:25K map: SE4839
1:10K map: SE43NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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