THIMBLE 802007

Description: A medieval/ early post-medieval (1400-1600) copper-alloy beehive thimble of cast construction standing 19.35mm tall and weighing 7.55 grams. The thimble is domed with slightly flared sides and a rounded 'tonsure' top. The drilled pits begin outside this and continue in a continuous spiral to the base in a regular fashion. Above the base is a plain rim. It measures 16.9mm in internal diameter at the open end tapers towards the dome. The bare circular patch on top of the thimble, or 'tonsure', indicates a relatively early date; similar early thimbles are often dated to the 15th or 16th centuries, cf. Holmes (1988, 1).

Date: 1400 - 1600

Object type: THIMBLE

Last import: August 15, 2017