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


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