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This thimble is illustrated in C.A. Langendijk's, "Nederlandse zilveren vingerhoeden", magazine Antiek, no. 6, January 1995
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A SILVER THIMBLE
apparently unmarked, probably the Netherlands, possibly 17th Century
Of typical form, the bottom with inscription MIN.HAL IN * GODT, the top impressed with city arms of Zwolle and with initials IVL in reverse
apparently unmarked, probably the Netherlands, possibly 17th Century
Of typical form, the bottom with inscription MIN.HAL IN * GODT, the top impressed with city arms of Zwolle and with initials IVL in reverse