Accession No
TEMP.03659
Description
Copper alloy, closed thimble with straight sides and domed crown. Circular indentations running clockwise from centre of crown forming horizontal rows around sides. Single incised line above plain lower rim.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge
Period
Medieval Post Medieval
Source
Hughes, Thomas McKenny (Professor) [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
TEMP.03659
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper alloy
Local Term
Measurements
24mm x 25mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Handwritten label adhered to inside of thimble: 'Cambridge Prof. Hughes'
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
Description (Physical description)
Copper alloy, closed thimble with straight sides and domed crown. Circular indentations running clockwise from centre of crown forming horizontal rows around sides. Single incised line above plain lower rim.
Event Date 22/4/2025
Author: Heather Donoghue
FM:326745
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