Saddler's thimble
Also known as: Dedal de guarnicionero
Record status
Individual type · partial
Saddler's thimble is held by Museum of Albarracín (Spain). Description supplied by the holding institution: Cylinder of bronze or brass with a conical top and a surface divided into several horizontal registers, the widest of them filled with the customary chased dots, and another, beneath it, with fine incisions without an identifiable motif. The collection record gives material recorded as Metal; measurements Altura = 4,10 cm; Diámetro = 2,20 cm [Height = 4.10 cm; Diameter = 2.20 cm]. Published through Europeana; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Metal
- Dimensions
- Altura = 4,10 cm; Diámetro = 2,20 cm
Identification
- Europeana id
- /2022703/pages_Main_idt_178130_inventary_00028_table_FMUS_museum_MMAATE
- Museum object name
- Dedal de guarnicionero
- Holding institution
- Museum of Albarracín
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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