Record ID: BM-6E76F4
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Silver thimble, torn around circumference of dome. The body decorated with lozenges centred with squares of waffle-type indentations; the triangles between the lozenges also with indentations, plain border between engraved lines. Lathe centring mark on dome. Length: 2.2 cm. 17th Century. The precious metal content of the thimble is greater than 10%.
Created on: Wednesday 13th April 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 25th May 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BM-176374
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Silver thimble fragment, missing domed top, made from silver sheet now pressed out. Plain border roughly engraved Thinke: on with a gap, then a D possibly for the word Death. The body stamped with waffle-shaped indentations leaving a design in reserve of scrolls supporting hearts and flowers. Late 17th Century, of a type commonly reported through the Treasure Act. Compare TAR 2005-6 no. 833. The inscription is found on other examples. As such, due to its age and precious metal content, this object qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996. Dr Dora …
Created on: Friday 21st October 2011
Last updated: Thursday 9th June 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: GLO-48C9D7
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Silver thimble, beaded rim, circular indentations on the body, on one side a shaped scroll with cartouche engraved with owner's initials, EB supported by birds. Above this, a maker's mark, P(?) S. 1.6 cm long. Early 18th Century, perhaps just pre 1708. Probably made for a child, given its tiny size. Compare a very similar child's thimble from the collection of Edwin Holmes, Christie's, 31 May 1995, lot 92, with maker's mark IB. As such, due to its age and precious metal content, this object qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.
Created on: Wednesday 7th July 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 7th June 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Taynton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GLO-469B70
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Thimble, made from sheet with dome now detached. Body covered with saffle-shaped indentations, edge plain. Appears to have been polished since detection. 17th Century type. For a close parallel see The Thimble Collection of Edwin Holmes, Christie's London, 31 May 1995, lot 203, there dated to the early 17th Century. As such, due to its age and precious metal content, this object qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.
Created on: Wednesday 7th July 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 7th June 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Taynton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-7551B6
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
Squashed silver thimble, decorated over most of the body with waffle-shaped indentations and a broad border left plain with no maker's mark or owner's mark visible. The damage makes it difficult to date this object with certainty but the form and design suggest to me that it might be as late as the mid 18th Century and is definitely post 1708.
Created on: Tuesday 15th June 2010
Last updated: Thursday 4th November 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Royston', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: PAS-E1F563
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver thimble, circular indentations over the body and top, two birds framing a cartouche designed for owner's initials. Worn and squashed. The best comparison is a thimble dating to the early 18th C from the collection of Edwin Holmes (Sotheby's South Kensington, London 31 May 1995, lot 61). It is probable that this thimble post-dates 1706 and it and therefore it falls outside the provisions of the Treasure Act 1996.
Created on: Tuesday 22nd April 2008
Last updated: Thursday 3rd March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Snape', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PAS-E1E453
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Silver thimble, missing its domed top, now flattened in shape and open along its original soldered join. Plain border demarcated by engraved lines, the body covered with waffle-shaped indentations applied on a lathe, leaving blank a small area in which are roughly incised the owner's initials, MA. A maker's mark, apparently IB above a pellet, is also stamped into the sheet, now very worn. Length: 1.2 cm. Form, facture and engraving suggest a late 17th C or possibly early 18th C date, but cannot be proven to be pre- 1706 and may not therefore fall within the scope of the Treasure A…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd April 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Helperby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PAS-8ECB44
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
post-medieval silver thimble Squashed and flattened silver thimble, domed top missing, plain edging. The body covered with regular waffle-shaped indentations applied on a lathe, in the centre a transverse band of engraved ornament with lozenges containing rectangles of indentations interspersed with four-petalled flowerheads (roses?) On the reverse, at what would have been the lower edge, maker’s mark DA. Mid to late 17th C type as frequently reported through the Treasure Act. Silver thimbles were used increasingly by the European nobility and gentry during the 17th Century bu…
Created on: Friday 18th April 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Markyate', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-962A51
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Report on silver post-medieval thimble from Leigh, Staffs, 2007 T43 Thimble made from thin silver sheet, soldered together, with separate domed section. Regular waffle-shaped indentations and band left plain at edge for engraved inscription/initials to be added. 17th Century.
Created on: Monday 18th February 2008
Last updated: Wednesday 13th July 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Leigh CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-1B6FD8
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Thimble with waffle-shaped indentations. Crushed and damaged but a late 17th Century type in form and fracture. As such, due to its age and precious metal content, this object qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996. Dr Dora Thornton, Curator of Renaissance Collections The British Museum
Created on: Tuesday 12th February 2008
Last updated: Wednesday 13th July 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Swynnerton CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-1B5F45
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: MODERN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
Post medieval silver(?) thimble made from sheet with turned over edge and slight dome. There are no decorative or other features to help date this object and the shape suggests a late date, post 1707, and that this may be a liner for a now missing thimble, possibly 19th Century. The find dates to later than 1707 and as such falls outside the provisions of the Treasure Act 1996. Dr Dora Thornton, Curator of Renaissance Collections The British Museum
Created on: Tuesday 12th February 2008
Last updated: Wednesday 13th July 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lapworth CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-792B78
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
CURATOR'S REPORT Post-medieval silver thimble from Brailes, Warwickshire Description of find Silver thimble made from sheet soldered along the edges, elongated shape. The body and most of the dome punched with regular waffle-shaped indentations to suggest working on a lathe; lathe centring mark at top of the dome. Stepped design in broad bands left in reserve on the body. Plain rim, engraved with inscription in Roman capitals: LOOSE NO TIME. Maker's mark of an L clear on inside. Discussion The mis-spelt inscription may imply that the thimble was made in Holland for the Engli…
Created on: Friday 11th January 2008
Last updated: Monday 7th November 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brailes', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BUC-F0BFA8
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Squashed and flattened silver thimble, domed top missing, plain edging. The body covered with regular waffle-shaped indentations applied on a lathe, in the centre a transverse band of engraved ornament with lozenges containing rectangles of indentations interspersed with four-petalled flowerheads (roses?) On the reverse, at what would have been the lower edge, maker's mark DA. Mid to late 17th C type as frequently reported through the Treasure Act. Silver thimbles were used increasingly by the European nobility and gentry during the 17th Century but surviving examples are rare given …
Created on: Monday 5th November 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 20th March 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Markyate Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-E28057
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A post-medieval silver thimble of late 17th-century date, and of a common type frequently reported through the Treasure Act. The dome is missing (?). The object is made from thin silver sheet joined at one edge (now detached) decorated with regular waffle-shaped indentations and cruciform pattern in reserve, initial 'G' at edge.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd October 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd August 2011
Spatial data recorded.

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Record ID: WAW-F35322
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Potential Treasure find: Silver Thimble (2005 T553) The thimble is very hard to date, given that it is squashed out of shape, form being the most useful indicator of date. It might consequently be medieval or alternatively (and in my view more likely) 18th century. I therefore suggest that it should be regarded as undiagnostic and removed from the Treasure process. Dr Dora Thornton, Curator of Renaissance Collections The British Museum
Created on: Friday 12th October 2007
Last updated: Monday 13th May 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brailes', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-D63426
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver thimble made from thin sheet, punched decoration on most of the upper surface except for plain band with maker's mark, now illegible.
Created on: Tuesday 4th September 2007
Last updated: Monday 7th November 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stroud', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-D37677
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver thimble with waffle-shaped indentations but with pattern of linked cables left plain; plain band at part of the rim and plain disc at central point of dome. The thimble is in excellent condition, apart from one scratch running around it just below the dome. Given the regularity and depth of the indentations, the thimble may have been made on a lathe rather than punched by hand. Unmarked. Length approx 2.9 cm. Silver thimbles were used increasingly by the European nobility and gentry during the 17th Century but surviving examples are rare given that thimbles were much used and…
Created on: Tuesday 4th September 2007
Last updated: Monday 23rd February 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St Cuthbert Out', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-2F38F7
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A crushed and damaged silver thimble, of tailor's type (ie. open ended). Punched decoration on the field with interlace design left plain. Inscription along lower edge in Latin in Roman capitals, [...]IBI+FIDES+VBI+AMO[R]. Measures 20.6mm high by 0.4mm thick and weighs 5.31g. 17th century date.
Created on: Monday 28th February 2005
Last updated: Wednesday 13th April 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Pirton', grid reference and parish protected.