Record ID: NARC-821CD9
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: MODERN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete silver Thimble of Modern date (AD 1800-1900). The object is composed of a pressed metal sheet, the upper dome is missing, and the lower band is composed of a short flattened separate fragment.  The main body of the object is flattened and distorted with evenly machine stamped square pits on the upper surface, forming a lattice pattern. The lower portion of the object has a pair of circumferential raised borders, composed of two sets of four incised lines.  The inner surface is undecorated. Height (composite): 18.29mm, Width: 26.38mm, Thickness: 0.36mm, Wei…
Created on: Thursday 11th April 2024
Last updated: Friday 12th April 2024
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Record ID: IOW-99A34E
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Post Medieval milled copper alloy thimble, c.AD 1700-1800. This thimble has regular milled indentations across both the cap and sides. The base has been torn off and lost and the thimble has been flattened.
Created on: Tuesday 19th March 2024
Last updated: Thursday 21st March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-C99BF9
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: MODERN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete machine-made silver thimble of modern date, c.AD 1850 – 1950. The thimble is flattened and folded with the dome lost to old worn breaks. The upper half of the thimble is decorated with regular tessellating hexagonal pits. The lower half displays foliate decoration formed of stippling and machine pressed grooves. The rim is folded over. The metal has a dark grey patina and is in fair condition. The object is 22.6mm long, 14.9mm wide, 4.9mm thick and weighs 3.1g. Similar thimbles are recorded as CORN-7BCCC5, WMID-E4D322, BERK-902AD5, SUSS-D4CC00 and YORYM-800494. C…
Created on: Wednesday 14th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 20th February 2024
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Record ID: NARC-5139E1
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: MODERN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete silver Thimble of Modern date (AD 1800-1900). The object is composed of a pressed metal domed form with an outer lower decorated band and foot ring, with evenly machine stamped square pits on the upper surface, forming a lattice pattern. The lower portion of the object has a pair of circumferential raised borders, between which is a repeating decorative motif, composed of a raised ovate cell which is a single flower.  The inner surface is undecorated. Height: 22.00mm, Diameter: 16.48mm, Thickness: 1.45mm, Weight: 2.2g.
Created on: Thursday 8th February 2024
Last updated: Friday 9th February 2024
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Record ID: BUC-7D7621
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete silver post medieval to modern thimble, dating from c. mid 18th to mid 19th century AD. The thimble would have originally have been domed, the top of the thimble is missing and broken. It would have been circular at the open edge, the thimble has been flattened. The lower third has been decoraed with a zig zag line that rises and falls in an arch shape. There are four pellet impressions in the recesses of the line. On the surface of the timble around the decoration are fine incised lines. Above this section are uniform circular machine made impressions running i…
Created on: Wednesday 17th January 2024
Last updated: Friday 15th March 2024
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Record ID: PUBLIC-FC0DAD
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A crushed but complete Post-Medieval silver thimble, probably dating to the 18th-19th century. A closed, deep drawn body with a folded / rolled hem. The machine knurled indentations begin approximately half -way up the body and continue to the top. The lower half is decorated with rocker arm style swirls with groups of oblique grooved slashes within each. Height 21.9mm, inferred base diameter 22.2mm, weight 4.6g. Similar examples on this database at: WMID-A11E57, SOM-BEB129 and IOW-7FAB70. FLO's comments: On the balance of probability, this does not qualify …
Created on: Thursday 11th January 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Sandwich', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-05B0C9
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete late Post Medieval silver decorative thimble dating c. 1750-1800. The upper dome is missing with an irregular fresh break along the top edge of the decorative lower basal border. The surviving body is crushed flat. The border comprises incised decoration within a circumferential panel bound by two linear grooves at the top and one at the bottom. The decoration within is of three large circular petalled flowers with cross hatching within the central circle and occasional linear radiating grooves detail the creases in the petals. The fields between cont…
Created on: Wednesday 6th December 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 16th January 2024
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Record ID: OXON-CA778B
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete silver thimble of Post-Medieval to Modern date (c. AD 1650-1800). The obect is a pressed metal domed thimble with a foot ring and a plain basal zone, a series of regularly spaced horizontal bands before a wide machine stamped circular pitted zone. A small section of the top circle of the thimble is missing.  The length is 25mm, the width is 20mm and the weight 4.20g. Read (2018: 64-67) illustrates similar thimbles dating from the mid 17th to 18th century.
Created on: Tuesday 21st November 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 30th January 2024
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Record ID: NMGW-CEF428
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Published
Description & identification A complete silver thimble of apparent one-piece construction (no visible join or solder line). The body and crown are decorated with regular repeated indentations, possibly the result of knurling during manufacture. There is a wide band of moulded floral/ scrolled decoration, worn in parts, on the lower portion of the body, interrupted by a bearded moustachioed face (front facing, upside down). At the front of the thimble is a plain rectangular panel or cartouche, containing engraved seriffed initials ‘MN’ in Roman capitals, upside down. Th…
Created on: Thursday 9th November 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 21st February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mathern Community', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-FBAF35
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A partially flattened and incomplete silver thimble dating from AD 1620 - 1700. The longitudinal seam has split open and the thimble is badly squashed. The top (assuming it had one) is missing. A separate piece of silver wire is applied to the base to thicken the rim. This has partially separated from the thimble. The walls are decorated with neat horizontal rows of rectangular or triangular pits. There is a band at the base, delineated by three circumferential incised lines above and two below. There are another two similar lines at the top of the walls. The band is engraved with + FE…
Created on: Monday 30th October 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 10th April 2024
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Record ID: WMID-DE09EA
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Telford and Wrekin
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete machine drawn silver thimble of Post Medieval to Modern dating (19th to 20th Centuries AD). The thimble consists of a tall conical shape, with a rounded top. Circular indentations cover the top two thirds of the thimble and have been arranged in neat horizontal lines. Below the indentations is an inscribed slanted foliate design. The base of the thimble has a thickened rim, which is flanked by indented lines. The thickened rim has repeated lozenge shaped facets.   The thimble measures  21.2mm in length, 18.1mm in diameter at the base and …
Created on: Tuesday 29th August 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 29th August 2023
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Record ID: CORN-373A8D
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Post medieval silver thimble dating c. 1750-1900. The thimble is conical with a rounded top. It has mechanically knurled circular pits on the sides and below these it is decorated with two bands running around the circumference, a series of hashed lines followed by a large gap before another series of hashed lines which run around the circumference.  Measurements: Height: 15.39 mm; Width: 13.17 mm; Weight: 1.08 g Similar examples can be seen in Read (2018:72) fig. 34 which are dated from the mid 18th - 19th centuries. 
Created on: Wednesday 9th August 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 9th August 2023
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Record ID: OXON-24B049
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Description:  A complete but slightly squashed Post Medieval 2-piece domed thimble dating to the 17th or 18th century (AD 1625-1750) The thimble has two components. A body made of a rectangular sheet of silver rolled into a cylindrical and a domed cap made of a circular sheet that is crescent shaped in cross section being convex on its outer surface and concave on its inner surface. This is attached to the sheet providing a cap to the thimble. The head is decorated with c. nine rows of punched ring and dot motifs. These continue onto the outer surface of the sheet which os is d…
Created on: Thursday 27th July 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Watlington Thimble', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NARC-1595D7
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete silver Thimble of Post-Medieval date (AD 1700-1900). The thimble is conical with a rounded top. It was likely made using deep drawn sheet silver with mechanically knurled circular pits on the upper portion of the sides, with the lower portion being undecorated. The crown is formed by a separate dome, which may be a replacement for the original, and is undecorated. The inner surface is undecorated.  The objects form has been distorted by post-depositional agencies, resulting in a fracture running longitudinally from the base to approximately 75% of the length of t…
Created on: Friday 14th July 2023
Last updated: Friday 14th July 2023
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Record ID: YORYM-19FEDF
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
TREASURE CASE : 2023 T539. Description:  A complete though damaged silver thimble of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1600 – 1700. The dome has become separated from the base and the base has split at the seam. The base of the thimble is formed of a thin sheet of silver rolled to form a circular tube with slightly tapering sides. The exterior surface is decorated with two solid interlinked zig-zagging bands. The lozenge cells within the bands and the triangular cells above and below are decorated with sub-triangular pits. A narrow border is present to the upper edge of the ba…
Created on: Thursday 8th June 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd August 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Farlington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LON-5615F6
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn Post-Medieval silver thimble dating from the 17th-18th century. The thimble is made from one sheet of silver and is covered with regular circular annulet indentations in columns on the sides and concentric circles on the crown; towards the opening at the base of the thimble is a thin rope twist band with plane band below. The thimble has a rectangular cartouche flanked either side by bird supporters. The thimble has been squashed at the base and has a split along the vertical soldered seam. The cartouche is inscribed but is heavily worn and illegibl…
Created on: Thursday 30th March 2023
Last updated: Monday 18th September 2023
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Record ID: SUSS-82E296
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post medieval silver thimble dating c. 1750-1900. The thimble is conical with a rounded top. It has mechanically knurled circular pits on the sides and die stamped concentric rings of circular stamps on the apex. There are two plain circumferential bands at the base separated by a groove. The thimble is crushed and split at the base with a small section missing. Beside the split is the initial 'S' with serifs stamped above the two bands. Dimensions: length: 15.53mm, width: 15.40mm,  thickness: 0.67mm,  weight: 2.37g …
Created on: Monday 20th March 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 29th March 2023
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Record ID: NMS-72428F
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Rectangular piece of silver sheet, perhaps an unfinished thimble. It measures 69.5mm in length and 20.8mm tall, and the sheet is 0.2-0.3mm thick. It is very gently curved along its length, and the convex outer has an extra strip along one long edge, probably soldered on. This is 3.0mm wide and decorated with two parallel grooves; it brings the thickness of the object up to 0.5mm. It weighs 3.4g. One short edge is very neatly cut and there is no gap between the extra strip and the rest of the sheet. The other end is more irregular and appears perhaps torn; the sheet and the s…
Created on: Tuesday 7th March 2023
Last updated: Thursday 9th November 2023
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Record ID: SOM-5F7707
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete silver thimble dating to the post-medieval period, c.18th - 19th century. The thimble is conical with a rounded top. It was likely made using deep drawn sheet silver with mechanically knurled circular pits on the sides to and die-stamped circular pits on the crown (Read 2018, 69). The circular pits on the sides extend to over half way down the thimble and are then followed by three circumferential engraved grooves, creating bands. At the base there is a circumferential band of dots or pellets bordered above and below by two further linear grooves. The thi…
Created on: Monday 6th March 2023
Last updated: Monday 13th March 2023
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Record ID: LIN-213043
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver domed thimble of Post-Medieval date, c.18th - 19th century. The thimble has a closed omed top with a small pellet in the cenrte. The upper third of the thimble is decorated with rows of tiny machined pellets. The lower field contains a band of incised floral decoration.  A similar thimble dated c.1750-1850 is recorded as BERK-90AA36.
Created on: Friday 3rd March 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 8th March 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Holbeach', grid reference and parish protected.