Record ID: ESS-727687
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: MODERN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Curator's Report for 2014 T173, Post Medieval silver thimble fragment Date: 1786-1850 AD Description: Fragment of a silver thimble bearing an elaborate architectural design. The fragment consists of a portion of the base, now flattened. The design bears a dome supported by columns, flanked by two smaller, domed minarets. The architecture is similar to the front of Brighton Pavilion. Dimensions: Weight - 0.51g, length - 11.8mm, width - 14.1mm, thickness - 0.7mm. Discussion: Similar examples of silver thimbles with a Pavilion design have been sold through both Bonhams and Ch…
Created on: Monday 17th March 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 24th August 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Colchester Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-6FD0B6
Object type: MEDAL
Broad period: MODERN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast pewter (white metal) medal commemorating 300 years since the death of Shakespeare, dating it to 1916. Approximately 85% of the coin survives as a result of old breaks. The medal would have originally been circular in plan and rectangular in section. The edges of the medal are now very ragged. One side of the medal shows a bare headed bust left, presumably a portrait of Shakespeare, within a roped border. The inscription reads WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. The other side shows a sheild surrounded by wreaths with the outer inscription 300 BIRTHDAY OF THE IMMORTAL BARD. The su…
Created on: Monday 17th March 2014
Last updated: Friday 8th December 2017
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