Record ID: WILT-7C8BB8
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval Dutch Type I silver thimble dating to the period AD 1620-1650. The thimble is complete but has been slightly flattened. The thimble comprises two parts. There is a separate circular dome at the top with a raised rim inside the dome which attaches to a sub-rectangular sheet that has been curled round to form a flared tube. The thimble is decorated all over and there is a maker's mark at the base of the flared tube in the lowest band of decoration which may be a greek letter phi or omega with an iota through it. The height of the thimble is 28.84mm, the width is 22.54mm …
Created on: Friday 10th April 2015
Last updated: Friday 4th January 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chippenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-8AB9C2
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a post medieval silver thimble probably dating to c AD 1620-1650. The fragment comprises the top dome of the thimble and is probably part of a two part thimble (possibly Dutch Type I dating to AD 1620-1650). The fragment comprises a dome which is decorated on the top by seven rows of raised circles each with a punched central hole. The back of the dome is undecorated but there are raised knops where the hole has been punched from the other side. Cf Holmes EF, 1988, Sewing Thimbles in Finds Research Group 700-1700 Datasheet 9, reprinted 1999, Finds Research Group 700-1700.
Created on: Monday 9th February 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 7th December 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Broughton', grid reference and parish protected.