Accession No
TEMP.03647
Description
Copper alloy, closed thimble with straight, tapering sides and domed crown. Subcircular indentations in spiral pattern running clockwise from centre of crown, forming horizontal lines around sides; some fully perforated. Incised line around top of plain rim.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Suffolk; Lakenheath
Period
Medieval Post Medieval
Source
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
TEMP.03647; MAA: ?1906.268
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper alloy; ?Bronze
Local Term
Measurements
21mm x 21mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Handwritten label adhered to thimble interior: 'Lakenheath Dist'
Event Date
Author: Heather Donoghue
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
Context (Found together / assemblage)
Found with TEMP.03648 in a bag with museum card label: 'Lakenheath'.
Event Date 10/4/2025
Author: Heather Donoghue
Description (Physical description)
Copper alloy, closed thimble with straight, tapering sides and domed crown. Subcircular indentations in spiral pattern running clockwise from centre of crown, forming horizontal lines around sides; some fully perforated. Incised line around top of plain rim.
Event Date 10/4/2025
Author: Heather Donoghue
FM:326642
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