Thimble, China, 1801-1900
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1801-1900
Thimble, China, 1801-1900 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated 1801-1900. The museum's brief description reads: Ivory, Chinese, 1801-1900. Museum description: Ivory thimble The museum record gives material recorded as ivory; place associated: China; maker recorded: unknown. 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
- ivory
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Carved ivory
- Maker recorded
- unknown
- Place recorded
- China
Identification
- Museum attribution
- unknown
- Museum object name
- Thimble
- Museum object number
- MISC.82-1925
- Museum system number
- O1123174
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 museum record and a specialist reference.