Mauchline Ware Thimble Holder- Old Tip Top House

Art

Museum of the White Mountains

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

MWM2013.0014.0009

Description

Item is a light-colored wooden souvenir egg (thimble holder) featuring a black drawing labeled, "Old Tip Top House Mt. Washington." The item is a piece of Mauchline ware. The image features a stone building with a clapboarded gable end with a sign which reads, "Tip Top." The building is in a rocky setting on a mountain. The item is divided into two pieces (the seam cuts the image in half). The pieces fit together snugly. Inside the item is a small wooden piece which resembles a bobbin.

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

1853 - 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, Gables, Signs, Buildings, Shelters, Boxes, Containers, Stone buildings, Souvenirs

Search Terms

Tip-Top House (Coos county, New Hampshire : inhabited place), Washington, Mount (Coos county, New Hampshire : mountain), Summits

Dimensions

Height

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 # MWM2013.14.8. Status: OK Status By: Bolduc, Lindsay Status Date: 2013-08-15 Scan ID#: WM201300579; WM201300580 UDF03: NHHN EXPORT