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Vintage 18 Kt Gold Thimble Uihlein Schlitz

$ 448.8

Availability: 50 in stock
  • Time Period Manufactured: 1930-Now
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Material: Gold
  • Condition: Excellent
  • Original/Reproduction: Vintage Original
  • Modified Item: No

    Description

    This is a beautiful 18K gold thimble which belonged to Mildred Anthony Uihlein - married to Henry Uihlein II of the Schlitz Brewing family see:
    https://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/historic-beer-birthday-henry-uihlein-ii/
    For more history - this thimble has a beautiful basket weave as well as engraving on the base - it is a size 9 and weighs .4 oz on a postal scale
    It is my understanding that Mildred was an excellent quilt maker and her quilts were donated to Cornell Uninversity
    I had a difficult time capturing the beautiful gold color as well as the detail - tried different backgrounds - the black give you a good idea of the color - the maroon gives a much better idea of the detail however the thimple looks silver which it is'nt the gold reflection made it difficult to show the amount of detail