Accession No
TEMP.03660
Description
Copper alloy, ring-type thimble with straight, tapering sides and open crown. Horizontal rows of subcircular indentations run in a spiral from top to bottom. Single incised line above plain lower rim.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge; Trinity College
Period
Medieval Post Medieval
Source
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
TEMP.03660
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper alloy
Local Term
Measurements
20mm x 10mm
Events
Context (Field collection)
Handwritten label tied to object: 'Said to have been found in digging for new water works in Trin Coll 1907'
Event Date 1907
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, ring-type thimble with straight, tapering sides and open crown. Horizontal rows of subcircular indentations run in a spiral from top to bottom. Single incised line above plain lower rim.
Event Date 22/4/2025
Author: Heather Donoghue
FM:326746
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