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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