Add to albumThis wooden thimble and needle holder (left), the cotton reel and the silver thimble, date from the 19th century. The thimble was made as a souvenir of the 1851 Great Exhibition in London.
The holder has a view of Broomielaw Bridge in Glasgow, while the thimble is decorated with a view of the Crystal Palace and is inscribed `Great Exhibition, Hyde Park, 1851'.
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- Online ID: 000-100-102-212-C
- Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
- Project:
National Museums Scotland
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- Ref: National Museums Scotland H.MEW 43 D
- Date: 19th century
19th century
19th century
- Material: Cotton
Silver. Inscription: Great Exhibition, Hyde Park, 1851
Wood, yellow varnished. Inscription: Broomielaw Bridge, Glasgow
Holder, thimble
Reel, cotton
Thimble
- Dimensions: 0.85" H x 0.60" D
1.90" x 1.30"
- What: Holder, thimble
Reel, cotton
Thimble
- Subject: Nineteenth-century wooden souvenirs (NMAS Classification)
Nineteenth-century wooden souvenirs (NMAS Classification)
Nineteenth-century wooden souvenirs (NMAS Classification)
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- Where: England, London, Hyde Park, Crystal Palace
Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow, Broomielaw Bridge
- Event:
- Description: Egg-shaped thimble-holder of yellow varnished wood, with a transfer picture of Broomielaw Bridge, Glasgow, 19th century
One of two small cotton reels, 19th century
Worn silver thimble decorated with a view of Crystal Palace and inscribed `Great Exhibition, Hyde Park, 1851', 19th century
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