Vintage Theodore Paul Fine English Bone China Decorative Thimble Featuring a Monarch Butterfly on Soft White Background and Decorative Gold Tone Band

What a perfect addition for collector of thimbles or Monarch butterfly. This listing is for a vintage Theodore Paul fine English bone china decorative thimble featuring a Monarch butterfly on a soft with background and decorative gold band. According to Wikipedia "The monarch butterfly or simply monarch (Danaus plexippus) is a milkweed butterfly (subfamily Danainae) in the family Nymphalidae. Other common names, depending on region, include milkweed, common tiger, wanderer, and black-veined brown. It may be the most familiar North American butterfly and is considered an iconic pollinator species. Its wings feature an easily recognizable black, orange, and white pattern, with a wingspan of 8.9–10.2 cm (3+1⁄2–4 in). A Müllerian mimic, the viceroy butterfly, is similar in color and pattern, but is markedly smaller and has an extra black stripe across each hindwing. The eastern North American monarch population is notable for its annual southward late-summer/autumn instinctive migration from the northern and central United States and southern Canada to Florida and Mexico. During the fall migration, monarchs cover thousands of miles, with a corresponding multigenerational return north. The western North American population of monarchs west of the Rocky Mountains often migrates to sites in southern California, but has been found in overwintering Mexican sites, as well."

It is 1 1/8" high and 7/8" diameter. This item is in excellent vintage condition, no chips, marks or cracks.

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