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Thimble Belonging to Isaure Fanchette Verdier Peel

Thimble Belonging to Isaure Fanchette Verdier Peel

Datec. 1886
Dimensions2.2 x 1.6 cm
Credit LineAnonymous Donation, 2012
Object number2012.006.008
Label TextThimbles protected the finger and thumb of a sewer. In quilt-making, as in other sewing, pricking fingers with a needle not only hurt but also risked staining the fabric with blood. This thimble belonged to Isaure Peel, wife of acclaimed London painter, Paul Peel.
NameThimble