Mauchline Ware Thimble Holder- Bethlehem, N. H.

Art

Museum of the White Mountains

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

MWM2013.0014.0008

Description

Item is a light-colored wooden souvenir rounded container with a flat bottom (thimble holder) featuring a black drawing labeled, "Bethlehem, N.H." The item is a piece of Mauchline ware. The image features a view of a road in a small town and several buildings. There are people and a carriage in the road. Also in view are trees. The item is divided into two pieces (the seam is between the round top and the flat bottom). The top has a small white top on it. The pieces fit together snugly. Written in pencil on the inside of the bottom pieces, "40."

Artwork Details

Medium

Wood, Varnish

Collection

Bailey Collection

Acquisition

Accession

MWM2013.0014

Source or Donor

Mrs. Joanne Bailey

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist Information

Role

Artist

Date made

1850 - 1933

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Holder, Thimble

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Holder, Needlework

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Container, Needlework

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Needleworking Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Textileworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Tourism, Roads, Sewing, Buildings, Boxes, Town squares, Containers, Sewing equipment & supplies, Townscapes, Town halls, Souvenirs

Search Terms

Bethlehem (Grafton county, New Hampshire : inhabited place)

Dimensions

Height

1-1/2 in

Diameter

1-1/2 in

Condition

Notes

Some discoloration with chips in the varnish on top.

General Notes

Note

Notes: Donor provided a receipt which was for the purchase of a "thimble case" at the Parker-Frence Antique Center in Northwood, NH in on October 4, 2003 for $76. This receipt may be for this item or item # MWM2013.14.9. Status: OK Status By: Bolduc, Lindsay Status Date: 2013-08-15 Scan ID#: WM201300577; WM201300578 UDF03: NHHN EXPORT