Collection Highlights
Tammany Bank
Date:
ca. 1875
Object Number:
1937.1237
Medium:
Iron, paint
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Thimbles (2)
Object Number:
INV.5704.8-9
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
largest: 3/4 x 5/8 in. ( 1.9 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
Brass thimbles.
Gallery Label:
According to an attached label, these thimbles were found at Kings Highway and Utica Avenue in Brooklyn, New York. The label gave a date of June 31, 1925, but did not clarify whether the object was found on that date, or presented that day to the Society. The address was the site of a Colonial inn that was built in 1680.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
