File:A medieval copper-alloy thimble, 14th or 15th century. (FindID 143026).jpg

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A medieval copper-alloy thimble, 14th or 15th century.
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Colchester Museums, Laura Pooley, 2006-09-19 09:53:51
Title
A medieval copper-alloy thimble, 14th or 15th century.
Description
English: A medieval copper-alloy thimble, probably dated to the 14th or 15th century. It is fairly short with slightly tapering sides and a slightly pointed tip. The thimble has numerous hand punched dots applied around the outside in a spiral pattern. The top is obscured. The original surface survives as a mid-green patina but is worn in places and a mid-brown. It measures 22.1mm in diameter and 19.4mm high. Thimbles of this date can be found in Bailey, G. 1995. Detector Finds 2, pages 12-13.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Essex
Date between 1300 and 1499
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1300-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1499-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 143026
Old ref: ESS-FAE7E4
Filename: DSCN3888.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/114009
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/114009/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/143026
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Object location52° 00′ 19.44″ N, 0° 38′ 02.24″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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