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Thimble, England, Unknown

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

Unknown

Thimble, England, Unknown is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated Unknown. The museum's brief description reads: Silver with steel top and 'Forget me not' motto; England; 1800-60..

Museum description: Silver, with steel top. Inscribed with 'Forget me Not' motto. The museum record gives material recorded as silver, steel; measurements Height 1.25 in; place associated: England. 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
silver, steel
Dimensions
Height 1.25 in

Technical characteristics

Technique
Silver and steel
Place recorded
England

Design

Inscriptions recorded
'FORGET ME NOT'

Identification

Museum object name
Thimble
Museum object number
T.166H-1929
Museum system number
O1173156

Catalogue references

No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.

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