Thimble, Josiah Wedgwood and Sons, Barlaston, 1981
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1981
Thimble, Josiah Wedgwood and Sons, Barlaston, 1981 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated 1981. The museum's brief description reads: Thimble, jasperware, applied relief, Josiah Wedgwood and Sons, Barlaston, 1981.. Museum description: Thimble, green jasperware with white applied relief decoration; bell shape with rounded top and slightly tapered sides, small depressions to outer surface of top, one side with relief depicting a Christmas Tree, opposite with a small plaque relief with text '1981'. The museum record gives material recorded as Jasperware; measurements Height 24 mm; Diameter 21 mm; place associated: Barlaston. 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
- Jasperware
- Dimensions
- Height 24 mm; Diameter 21 mm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Jasperware, applied relief
- Place recorded
- Barlaston
Design
- Inscriptions recorded
- WEDGWOOD / ENGLAND' (impressed)
Identification
- Museum attribution
- Josiah Wedgwood and Sons
- Museum object name
- Thimble
- Museum object number
- WE.16201-2014
- Museum system number
- O1808996
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.