Glass Thimble

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Object Name: 
Glass Thimble
Place Made: 
possibly France, Paris
possibly Bohemia
Accession Number: 
2006.3.58 W
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 3 cm, Diam (max): 2.2 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
about 1900
Primary Description: 
Glass Thimble. Transparent dark red glass; molded, cut, gilded. Small red glass thimble with facet cut body and stylized gold flower decoration on one side.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Bruno di Belmonte, Pietro, Former Collection
Sotheby's Milan, Source
Color: 
Transparent dark red
Technique: 
Molded, cut, gilt
molding
cut glass

Publications (4)

Curiosities of Glassmaking (2007-04-02) illustrated, p. 1A;
The Gather (2007) illustrated, p. 11; BIB# AI75852
The Corning Museum of Glass Annual Report 2006 (2007) p. 10; BIB# AI92696
Arredi, ceramiche, ed oggetti d’arte : e la collezione di Don Pietro Bruno di Belmonte ( Sotheby’s, Milano) (2006-06-20) p. 88, #174; BIB# 93280

Objects in Set (26)

Glass Thimble
Date:about 1900
Accession Number:2006.3.58 A
Glass Thimble
Date:about 1900
Accession Number:2006.3.58 B
 
Glass Thimble
Date:about 1900
Accession Number:2006.3.58 C
Glass Thimble
Date:about 1900
Accession Number:2006.3.58 D
 
Glass Thimble
Date:about 1900
Accession Number:2006.3.58 E
Glass Thimble
Date:about 1900
Accession Number:2006.3.58 F
 
Glass Thimble
Date:about 1900
Accession Number:2006.3.58 G
Glass Thimble
Date:about 1900
Accession Number:2006.3.58 H
 
Glass Thimble
Date:about 1900
Accession Number:2006.3.58 I
Glass Thimble
Date:about 1900
Accession Number:2006.3.58 J
 
Glass Thimble
Date:about 1900
Accession Number:2006.3.58 K
Glass Thimble
Date:about 1900
Accession Number:2006.3.58 L
 
Glass Thimble
Date:about 1900
Accession Number:2006.3.58 M
Glass Thimble
Date:about 1900
Accession Number:2006.3.58 N
 
Glass Thimble
Date:about 1900
Accession Number:2006.3.58 O
Glass Thimble
Date:about 1900
Accession Number:2006.3.58 P
 
Glass Thimble
Date:about 1900
Accession Number:2006.3.58 Q
Glass Thimble
Date:about 1900
Accession Number:2006.3.58 R
 
Glass Thimble
Date:about 1900
Accession Number:2006.3.58 S
Glass Thimble
Date:about 1900
Accession Number:2006.3.58 T
 
Glass Thimble
Date:about 1900
Accession Number:2006.3.58 U
Glass Thimble
Date:about 1900
Accession Number:2006.3.58 V
 
Glass Thimble
Date:about 1900
Accession Number:2006.3.58 X
Glass Thimble
Date:about 1900
Accession Number:2006.3.58 Y
 
Thimble Case
Date:about 1900
Accession Number:2006.3.58 Z
Thimble Case with 25 Thimbles
Date:about 1900
Accession Number:2006.3.58