Metal thimble
Also known as: Degetar metalic
Record status
Individual type · partial
Metal thimble is held by National Museum of Transylvanian History. Museum description: The thimble is in the shape of a truncated cone. On the surface of the metal it features small concentric incisions, and at the bottom it has a smooth band. The museum record gives material recorded as metal, cutting, hammering, bending, incising; incised metal; measurements 2.5; 1.5. These details come from the holding museum's own record; 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, decupare, batere, îndoire, incizare; metal incizat
- Dimensions
- 2,5; 1.5
Identification
- Europeana id
- /951/Culturalia_5888fcc6_8661_4327_8ef2_2cb048750e9e
- Museum object name
- Degetar metalic
- Holding institution
- National Museum of Transylvanian History
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
- Research required: confirm materials, dimensions, maker and wider type against the holding institution and a specialist reference.