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Complete copper alloy thimble of Medieval date, probably mid-fourteenth to mid-sixteenth century.
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Frank Basford, 2004-11-24 15:21:49
Title
Complete copper alloy thimble of Medieval date, probably mid-fourteenth to mid-sixteenth century.
Description
English: Complete copper alloy thimble of Medieval date, probably mid-fourteenth to mid-sixteenth century. Length 17mm, width 17mm and 0.5mm thick. Weight 2.49g.

The rim is not thickened and it is undecorated. The thimble is slightly squashed. The sides taper towards the crown which is hemispherical although slightly flattened. Circular indentations are arranged in a spiral with 8-9 turns revolving in an anti-clockwise direction from the rim to the crown. The crown has three concentric circles of indentations. All the indentations vary in size and are not very evenly spaced. None of the indentations have pierced the thimble. The metal is a reddish colour with small patches of active bronze disease. Probably hand-made.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Isle of Wight
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: 81441
Old ref: IOW-4A4582
Filename: IOW2004-200.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/43924
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/43924/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/81441
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