This plain, copper alloy thimble was found in a barrel used for alcohol bottle storage in Lovelace Tavern, which was built in 1670 by Sir Francis Lovelace. The barrel feature mainly contained objects related to drinking and smoking, so the thimble stands out among the clay pipes and wine bottles.
The thimble is highly corroded and in three pieces. It has two plain bands with a gap between them at the rim. The bands and the space between them have no indentations. The top of the thimble is slightly domed, and may be tonsured (lacking the indentations that cover the rest of the thimble).
The thimble is most likely imported, as the American thimble industry was only established after the Revolutionary War.
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