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Thimble

Title	Thimble
Date	ca. 1760 18th century
Medium	Soft-paste porcelain
Classification	Ceramics-Porcelain
Holding institution	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit line	Bequest of Irma L. Croll, 2002
Rights	Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Botanical illustration

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