Indian Silver Thimble

Diamonds, dots, and tiny crescents march around this thimble in tidy rows.

This silver thimble is from India. Needlework has been a part of daily life in India for centuries, and small tools such as thimbles were made for tailors, embroiderers and households alike. Bright, slightly tapered thimble with a pitted crown of round dimples. Stamped diamond lattices with small circles fill the sides, and a thick triple rope band circles the base. It is 0.75 inches high and 0.6 in diameter.

Small in size, ambitious in ornament.