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[edit]| copper alloy gilded thimble | |||
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Alex Whitlock, 2014-06-15 14:46:58 |
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copper alloy gilded thimble |
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| Description |
English: A copper alloy 'beehive' thimble of two piece construction. It consists of the rolled decorated tube and a plain domed top. The decoration does not appear to be machined. It consists of seven bands of a cable motif, each going in the opposing direction to the two bands adjacent to it. There are remnants of what appears to be a gilded finish in the pattern. The top appears to have had a white metal finish, possibly silvering or tinning. The rim of the thimble has been largely lost, leaving an uneven edge. Dating has proved problematic due to the lack of a convincing parallel. Overall shape & method of manufacture indicate a probable date range of c1500 to c1700 AD. The hand done decoration suggest it is German or Dutch and pre-dates 1700, the two part construction suggests late eighteenth century British made. Overall it seems most likely that the original manufacture occurred between c1500 and c1700 AD, with a possible repair to the dome at a later date.
The length is 23mm, width 21mm, thickness 15mm, and the weight 6.42g. |
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| Depicted place | (County of findspot) Lancashire | ||
| Date | between 1500 and 1700 | ||
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FindID: 622369 Old ref: LANCUM-DA37A3 Filename: dwthm.JPG |
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https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/472880 Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/472880/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/622369 |
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