Goat pulling cart thimble holder

NameThimble holder

Artist Artist Not Recorded

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)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, gift of the Patricia M. Newman Trust, FA.2016.24.31ab

Object numberFA.2016.24.31ab

Collections

Europe

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.