Museum

Thimble

Description

Thimble of silver; the sides engraved with two flower-heads and two crosses on a waffle pattern ground; the border engraved with a legend, 'Be Trw In Love As Tvrtl Dove', the top engraved with initials.

Object number

STRST : SBT 1995-38
Date

1600-1633
Technique

beaten & engraved
Material

metal silver

Measurements
Length

29 mm

Marks & inscriptions

: : : : Be Trw In Love As Tvrtl Dove,

Credit line

CC-BY-NC-ND Image Courtesy of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust

Part of Exhibition

VocalEyes - New Place

An exhibition featuring audio descriptions of some of the Trust's Top 30 objects and New Place.

From the Library

Shakespeare and the stuff of life : treasures from the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust / edited by Delia Garratt, Tara Hamling.

London : Arden Shakespeare, [2016].

2016

Museum

Thimble

Description

Object number

Date

Technique

Material

Measurements

Length

Marks & inscriptions

Credit line

Part of Exhibition

From the Library