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Thimble Holder

1829-1859

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Thimble Holder

1829-1859

Physical Qualities Wood, 1 5/8 x 1 1/16 x 1 1/16 in. (4.1 x 2.7 x 2.7 cm)
Credit Line Gift of Gloria B. and Herbert M. Katzenberg, Baltimore
Object Number 2013.136
A thimble holder in the shape of an egg, which separates into two parts. The piece is inlaid with dark, medium and light woods.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2013; Gloria Katzenberg, Baltimore, by purchase, 1971; London

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