THIMBLE 724693

Description: A worn and squashed early post-medieval (1500-1700) copper-alloy thimble, standing 18.0mm in height and weighing 2.05g. All the original patina has been lost and there is a crack around the base of the top. The top is slightly domed and the walls of the thimble flare. The presumably punched rectangular pits begin in the centre of the top and continue in a spiral around the top and the walls of the thimble. The open end (now squashed shut) is flanked by a shallow groove. The open end measures 24.8mm in width.

Date: 1500 - 1700

Object type: THIMBLE

Last import: August 15, 2017