Thimble, ca. 1670-1700
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1670-1700
Thimbles are worn on the index finger while sewing, to protect it from the sharp needle point. Decorated thimbles have been produced since at least the 1500s. They were often given to women as sentimental gifts as they symbolised female industriousness and virtue. The recesses on this iron thimble would have originally been gilded.
Iron thimble, chiselled and originally gilded.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Height: 22 mm
- Materials and techniques
- Iron, chiselled and gilded
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- Italy
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O378095
- Museum object number
- M.6-1917
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
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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