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Thimble in small bag
American
mid-19th century
Object Place: Lexington, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Cotton plain weave with cotton embroidery with deflected warps and wefts (openwork), cotton plain weave lining, brass thimble
Dimensions
Overall: 6.4 x 5.4 x 1.4 cm (2 1/2 x 2 1/8 x 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Merrell L. Stout
Accession Number45.643a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Textile- and costume-making – Thimbles
DescriptionThimble and small bag with red drawstring and openwork grid pattern of concentric diamonds in red, green, light blue, beige, red, light yellow, purple, orange, green, and light pink.
ProvenanceUsed by the Robbins family of Lexington, MA; Inherited by Dr. Merrell L. Stout from Ellen A. Stone; Gift to the MFA, June, 1945