Accession No
1906.324.1 L
Description
Copper alloy, closed thimble with straight, tapering sides and domed crown. Grid of small, subcircular indentations on sides with a grid of square indentations on crown. Plain rim with impressed band above.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Suffolk; Lakenheath; Wangford
Period
Medieval Post Medieval
Source
Cambridge Antiquarian Society [monetary donor]; Gathercole, George P. [vendor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1906.324.1 L
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper alloy
Local Term
Measurements
14mm x 13mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Handwritten label adhered to interior of thimble: 'Wangford, S, 1906 * C.A.S'
Event Date
Author: Heather Donoghue
Description (Physical description)
Accession Register for 1906.324.1 [A-L]: 'Various miscellaneous fragments of bronze etc'
Event Date 1906
Author: Lily Stancliffe
Description (Physical description)
Jean Somerville description for 1906.324[.1 A-L]: '7 objects found consisting of 2 strap ends (one with incised pattern), 2 ?buckles (one with two rivets), a fragment of a bronze ring, a small ring/fitting of bronze and one indeterminate fragment.'
Event Date 22/10/1993
Author: Lily Stancliffe
Context (References)
West, Stanley. (1998). A Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Material from Suffolk. East Anglian Archaeology, EAA 84. pp. 73-80
Event Date 1998
Author: Lily Stancliffe
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 straight, tapering sides and domed crown. Grid of small, subcircular indentations on sides with a grid of square indentations on crown. Plain rim with impressed band above.
Event Date 14/4/2025
Author: Lily Stancliffe
FM:326706
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