Thimble rings, large

Description

Sewing Tool; Thimble Ring

Time period: 14th Century
Materials: Brass
Product Dimensions: Large [18mm internal diameter]

Further details:

Handmade of sheet brass after examples in the Museum of London’s “Dress Accessories- Medieval Finds from Excavations in London” (#816, #818). A thimbler at work is also depicted in the Mendelschen Hausbuch. Invaluable for anyone who does hand stitching.

Staff comment

Many of the recovered thimbles which had been obviously used, the ring was quite often split and the shape modified to fit the owners finger.