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Record ID: SF-988CF4
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy open-topped thimble or sewing ring of probable later Medieval to Post-Medieval date. It has an unthickened rim with incised circumferential groove. Running upwards from the rim are rows of evenly spaced punched oval indentations that terminate with a recessed band at the top of the thimble. It measures 16.28mm in height, 20.99mm in external diameter at the base (slightly flattened), 17.78mm in external diameter at top (slightly flattened), 1.10mm in thickness, and weighs 7.09g. The use of a thimble with an open top suggests a date range in the 15th to 16th centurie…
Created on: Tuesday 24th June 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 24th June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Monks Eleigh', grid reference and parish protected.