File:275 Medieval thimble (FindID 77468).jpg

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275 Medieval thimble.JPG
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Bristol City Council, Kurt Adams, 2004-10-28 09:36:37
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275 Medieval thimble.JPG
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English: Thimble 
Medieval 1350-1550 

Height 17mm, diameter 16mm aprox , thick 1mm 



Beehive style thimble. The rim has a double engraved line running around its circumference.  The sides taper towards the crown which is hemispherical although slightly pointed. Circular indentations are arranged in spiral on the crown and than radiate down the length of the walls in lines. The indentations vary in size and are not evenly spaced. Three of the indentations at the base of the crown have pierced the thimble.
Mid-green patina. The thimble is slightly squashed.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Gloucestershire
Date between 1350 and 1550
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1350-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1550-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 77468
Old ref: GLO-6AC846
Filename: 275 Medieval thimble.JPG
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/41027
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/41027/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/77468
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