Context (Related Documents)
Handwritten paper label found with thimble: 'Grantchester'
Event Date
Author: Heather Donoghue

Context (Display)
Thimble found in circular cardboard box with glass lid.
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 flat crown. Subcircular indentations in concentric rows on crown and horizontal rows on sides. Single incised line above plain lower rim.
Event Date 22/4/2025
Author: Heather Donoghue

Conservation (Monitoring)
CON.2025.6171 | Monitoring
Event Date 29/4/2025
Author: Stephanie De Roemer