Accession No
1904.192.5
Description
Copper alloy, closed thimble with sloping sides and domed crown. Bands of small, subcircular indentations on sides with a grid of square indentations on crown. Plain, thickened rim.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Suffolk; Elveden
Period
Post Medieval
Source
Jennings, Chas [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1904.192.5
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper alloy; ?Bronze
Local Term
Measurements
16mm x 17mm
Events
Context (Related Documents)
Object found in handwritten paper envelope: 'Elvedon, Suffolk. Chas Jennings, Esq.'
Event Date
Author: Heather Donoghue
Description (Physical description)
Accession Register: 'Five bronze fragments, including a thimble'
Event Date 1904
Author: maa
Context (Related Documents)
See 'Report on Collections Research and Cataloguing Project on Post Medieval 'To Be Disposed Of' Material' by David Kay in the archive (Doc.474) for background information.
Event Date 2019
Author: Heather Donoghue
Description (Physical description)
Copper alloy, closed thimble with sloping sides and domed crown. Bands of small, subcircular indentations on sides with a grid of square indentations on crown. Plain, thickened rim.
Event Date 8/4/2025
Author: Heather Donoghue
FM:326589
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