Copper alloy thimble, with a band of simple decoration around the base- rectangular indentations. Machine made, possibly imported and 17th century. From context 6001, Evans Halshaw site, Hyde Street, Winchester (WINCM:AY 35).

Copper alloy thimble, with a band of simple decoration around the base- rectangular indentations. Machine made, possibly imported and 17th century. From context 6001, Evans Halshaw site, Hyde Street, Winchester (WINCM:AY 35).

Copper alloy thimble

Post-medieval, probably 17th century

Found during excavations by Wessex Archaeology at the Evans Halshaw site (now Silchester Place), Hyde Street, Winchester in 2000-2001

Throughout most of the 17th century, thimbles were imported from Holland, where they were mass-produced by casting. In the later part of the century, these items began to be produced in England, sometimes under the direction of craftsmen who had migrated from the Netherlands.

Copper alloy thimble, with a band of simple decoration around the base- rectangular indentations. Machine made, possibly imported and 17th century. From context 6001, Evans Halshaw site, Hyde Street, Winchester (WINCM:AY 35).