File:Complete cast copper alloy thimble of probable Medieval date (AD 1350 - AD 1450). (FindID 106853).jpg

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Complete cast copper alloy thimble of probable Medieval date (AD 1350 - AD 1450).
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Frank Basford, Frank Basford, 2005-09-13 13:13:07
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Complete cast copper alloy thimble of probable Medieval date (AD 1350 - AD 1450).
Description
English: Complete cast copper alloy thimble of probable Medieval date (AD 1350 - AD 1450). Length 15.5mm, maximum diameter, at the rim, 18mm and about 1.0mm thick. Weight 6.17g.

The thimble does not have a thickened rim and the walls slope evenly inwards. The sides have vertical lines of 11-13 sub-circular indentations and the upper part of the walls have 4-5 horizontal lines of sub-circular indentations similar to those on the lower part of the walls. The domed top is bare of indentations and has a large central indentation. The sub-circular indentations on the walls appear to have been hand punched. There are two diametrically opposed notches cut into the rim; the purpose of these notches is uncertain, but they may have been designed to hold the thimbles in place while being finished on a lathe (Holmes 1998, 9).

The thimble is in a remarkably good condition and has an even mid-green patina overall. The inner surface is particularly shiny.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Isle of Wight
Date between 1350 and 1450
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1350-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1450-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 106853
Old ref: IOW-6CA0F3
Filename: IOW2005-164-2.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/74957
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/74957/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/106853
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