Accession No
1915.82
Description
Copper alloy, closed thimble with straight, tapering sides and domed crown. Circular incised line around centre of crown with offset circular perforation. Rows of subcircular indentations from centre of crown and down sides, in near grid pattern. Incised line with subcircular indentations above plain lower rim, which has single vertical line on one side.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge
Period
?Medieval
Source
Cambridge Antiquarian Society [monetary donor]; Whittaker, J. [vendor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1915.82
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper alloy; ?Brass
Local Term
Measurements
18mm x 21mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Handwritten label tied to object: 'Brass thimble. ? Medieval Cambridge *C.A.S.'
Event Date
Author: Heather Donoghue
Description (Physical description)
Accession register: 'A small brass thimble'
Event Date 1915
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
Description (Physical description)
Copper alloy, closed thimble with straight, tapering sides and domed crown. Circular incised line around centre of crown with offset circular perforation. Rows of subcircular indentations from centre of crown and down sides, in near grid pattern. Incised line with subcircular indentations above plain lower rim, which has single vertical line on one side.
Event Date 17/4/2025
Author: Heather Donoghue
FM:326741
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