DepartmentTextiles-Europe
Goat pulling cart thimble holder
NameThimble holder
Artist
Artist unrecorded
DateEarly 20th century
(not assigned)France, Europe
MediumMetal, shell, ivory?, paint
DimensionsAssembled: 1 × 1 1/4 × 2 3/4 in. (2.5 × 3.25 × 7 cm)
b). Thimble: 11/16 × 9/16 × 9/16 in. (1.75 × 1.5 × 1.5 cm)
b). Thimble: 11/16 × 9/16 × 9/16 in. (1.75 × 1.5 × 1.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, gift of the Patricia M. Newman Trust, FA.2016.24.31ab
Object numberFA.2016.24.31ab
DescriptionThe thimble holder (a) is made to look like a cart with a goat pulling it. The cart body is a piece of pearescent shell that is attached to a set of metal wheels. The cart holds an ivory-like thimble (b) with three fine bands of color---two gold and one black.
18th-19th century
