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LOT 1937
Medieval Bronze Beehive Thimble Group
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (13.9 grams total, 19 mm each).
Comprising two thimbles with punched pellets to the upper faces. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Cambridgeshire, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
See McConnel, B., The Collector's Guide to Thimbles, London, 1996.
FootnotesIn England thimbles first occurred around 1300, probably under the influence of the Hispano-Moresque examples. However, it wasn't until around 1350 that thimbles became objects of everyday use in England.
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