Pair of Thimbles
Artist:
Unknown
Place made:Ireland, Europe
Culture: Irish
Period: Georgian
Dynasty: House of Hanover
Date: 1768
Medium: Gold
Dimensions:
height: 5/8 in. (1.5 cm)
0.5 oz. (13 grams)
Credit Line: San Antonio Museum of Art, bequest of John V. Rowan, Jr.
Object number: 2004.13.132.1-2
Provenance: One presented to James, 1st Duke of Leinster (1722-1773), the other to his son William, Marquess of Kildare (1749-1804), later 2nd Duke of Leinster, and thence by descent to Gerald, 8th Duke of Leinster; The Duke of Leinster; Sotheby's London, 3 May 1984, lot 11
Not on view
In Collection(s)
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