Thumb Collection

Palmistry map of the hand
A palmistry map of the hand, labelling the different areas

A Selection of Fish
An assortment of fish: 1. sharp-nosed eel, 2. blunt-nosed eel, 3. burbot, 4. lamprey, 5. lampern, 6. chub, 7. perch, 8. roach, 9. bream, 10. rudd, 11. Prussian carp, 12. Crucian carp, 13. tench, 14

Tom Thumb + Butterfly
He rides on the back of a butterfly

Hoffmann / Suck-A-Thumb
THE STORY OF LITTLE SUCK-A- THUMB The great, long, red-legg d scissor-man cuts off Conrads thumbs

WY, Yellowstone National Park, West Thumb Geyser Basin, on the shore of Yellowstone Lake, Blue Funnel Spring

Diagrams of the bones of hand and arm
Diagrams of the bones of the left arm and hand, showing the position of the radius and ulna when the thumb is turned inwards. The shoulder blade and part of the collar bone can also be seen

The Martini-Henry Rifle (engraving)
1625821 The Martini-Henry Rifle (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Martini-Henry Rifle. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 22 July 1871)

X-ray of healthy human hands
Healthy hands. X-ray of healthy human hands. The bones are white and the tissue is pale grey. There are two phalanges bones in each of the thumbs and three in each finger

Healthy hand. Hand of a human arm that is bent at the wrist

Close-up of the hand of Ganga, a river goddess statue in Mul Cowk courtyard, Durbar Square, Patan, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Asia

LAVINIA WARREN BUMPUS (1841-1919)
Mrs General Tom Thumb. English dwarf. Wood engraving, American, 1863

Jack Horner (Anderson)
Little Jack Horner sat in a corner, eating a Christmas pie; he put in his thumb and pulled out a plum and said, Oh, what a good boy am I !

Emoticon giving two thumbs up and pointing with fingers

Deaf mute language. American deaf-mute hand gesture alphabet letters, ASL Alphabet American Sign Language numbers letters

High levels of uric acid in men's toes bones on a gray background

Tubercular syphilis symptoms on the body
Syphilitic tubercules on the torso and arms 1, and suppurating tubercular syphilide on the face.Chromolithograph by T. Sinclaire from Freeman J. Bumsteads Atlas of Venereal Diseases, Henry C

Thumb prints with reference grid superimposed used to identify criminals, 1892 (engraving)
5616551 Thumb prints with reference grid superimposed used to identify criminals, 1892 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Hand print with reference grid superimposed used to identify criminals, 1892 (photo)
5616550 Hand print with reference grid superimposed used to identify criminals, 1892 (photo); Universal History Archive/UIG

Caricature about the 1819 comet (end of the world) (engraving)
1729392 Caricature about the 1819 comet (end of the world) (engraving)

Thumb print with reference grid superimposed used to identify criminals, 1892 (engraving)
5616549 Thumb print with reference grid superimposed used to identify criminals, 1892 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

General Tom Thumb
Charles Sherwood Stratton (1838 - 1883), known as General Tom Thumb, was a dwarf who achieved great fame as a performer under circus pioneer P.T. Barnum

Hand Holding Lit Match
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A guns collector holds a 7. 65 caliber bullet in his house in Bordeaux
A guns collector holds a 7.65 caliber bullet in his house in Bordeaux, France, March 19, 2018. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau

Le Docteur cherchant querelle à Ratapoil, 1851. Creator: Honore Daumier
Le Docteur cherchant querelle a Ratapoil, 1851. The Doctor quarreling with Ratapoil. Daumier's character Ratapoil (Ratskin) was one of Louis-Napoleon's agents-provocateurs

Les suites d'une discussion politique... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Les suites d'une discussion politique... 19th century. Aftermath of a political discussion

Vous voyez... l'orde le plus parfait règne... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Vous voyez... l'orde le plus parfait regne... 19th century. Teachers and students - You see...the most perfect order reigns

19th century classical figurehead
MARITIME: An extremely impressive rare pair of European 19th century treen stern figureheads in the form of a male and female dressed in Classical clothing

The History of Tom Thumb, scenes from the story

Little Tom Thumb, by Muriel Baines
Illustration, Little Tom Thumb, by Muriel Baines Date: 20th century

RMS Titanic - cigar case recovered by CS Mackay-Bennett
RMS Titanic - from inventory of items recovered from bodies by cable ship Mackay-Bennett - a silver cigar case of rectangular outline with rounded corners

Little Jack Horner sat in the corner Date: circa 1920s

Cute baby sucking its thumb, with toy duck Date: 1930s

Poster, Auto Barre, Niort, France. Date: circa 1895

Late Victorian 1890s Greetings Card Glove Gloves
late, victorian, 1890s, greetings, card, glove, gloves, shape, fingers, thumb, black, white, trimming, love, romance, romantic, valentine, valentines, pair, 12014094

Charles Sherwood Stratton known by everyone as General Tom Thumb (1838 - 1883), American dwarf, who achieved great fame. Wearing court dress, appearing at the Egyptian Hall in Piccadilly

Marble hand from the colossal statue of Constantine (marble)
2561998 Marble hand from the colossal statue of Constantine (marble) by Roman; Musei Capitolini, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: The Colossus of Constantine was a colossal acrolithic statue of the late)

Italian Propaganda Poster "Londra", pub. 1939-45 (colour litho)
3737141 Italian Propaganda Poster "Londra", pub.1939-45 (colour litho) by Boccasile, Gino (1901-52); (add.info.: London;); The Stapleton Collection

Knight's Sword with double edged blade, spirally twisted crosspiece and forefinger and thumb guard, dated A. D
619306 Knight's Sword with double edged blade, spirally twisted crosspiece and forefinger and thumb guard, dated A.D. 1455, from The British Army: Its Origins, Progress and Equipment

DDE-90029807
France, Paris, La Defense. Sculpture Le Pouce (the thumb) by Cesar Date: 30/08/2007

DDE-90022954
Uganda, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Juvenile Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla beringei) hanging from tree branch Date: 19/02/2005

Little Jack Horner (colour litho)
5222730 Little Jack Horner (colour litho) by Hassall, John (1868-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Little Jack Horner)

Cast of a right hand (plaster)
LMG440242 Cast of a right hand (plaster) by Crook, Thomas Mewburn (1869-1949); 8.5x16x20.5 cm; Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery) U.K.; Leeds Museums and Galleries, UK

Examples of Sixteenth Century Rapiers and Daggers (litho)
1048100 Examples of Sixteenth Century Rapiers and Daggers (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Examples of Sixteenth Century Rapiers and Daggers)

The Thumbkins (engraving)
725571 The Thumbkins (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Thumbkins. Illustration for The Scots Worthies (Blackie, 1879)

Comic postcard, Boy swearing in front of girl Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Man swearing in front of parrot Date: 20th century

Barber cutting his thumb trying to shave a customer
Barber cutting his thumb with a razor trying to shave a customer with soft cheeks. More Miseries. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed

Man in his sick bed surrounded by doting wife, children, and maids. Miseries of Human Life. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed

General Tom Thumb as Napoleon
General Tom Thumb (Charless Stratton) as Napoleon. 19th century

Charless Stratton, General Tom Thumb as Napoleon. 19th century

The Three Shades, detail of the three hands, 1881 (bronze) (detail of 108012)
SBH108013 The Three Shades, detail of the three hands, 1881 (bronze) (detail of 108012) by Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917); Musee Rodin, Paris, France; eSally Fitch; French, out of copyright

The Thumb print frock by Peter Russell
Miss Eileen ( Babs ) Lamb, posed in a dress decorated with thumb prints designed by Peter Russell. Date: 1933

Sarah Liston as Queen Dollalolla in Tom Thumb
Sarah Liston as Queen Dollalolla in Henry Fieldings play, Tom Thumb. 1730

Garden nasturtium variety, Tom Thumb, Tropaeolum majus atrosanguineum nanum. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Chinese knotweed, Persicaria species
Persicaire de la Chine a feuilles de Chiendent. Chinese knotweed, Persicaria species. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Collection precieuse et enluminee des fleurs les plus belles et

Mount of Venus (colour litho)
2800177 Mount of Venus (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mount of Venus. The 3rd phalange of the thumb)

Sarah Liston (nee Miss Tyrer) as Queen Dollalolla in Tom Thumb - Then tremble all who weddings ever made. 1805

Study of a Hand (pencil on paper)
996589 Study of a Hand (pencil on paper) by French School; BibliothAque Paul-Marmottan, Ville de Boulogne-Billancourt, Academie des Beaux-Arts, France; (add.info.: Etude de main)

Hop O My Thumb (chromolitho)
734478 Hop O My Thumb (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hop O My Thumb. Liebig card)

Luncheon, c. 1617 (oil on canvas)
BOO37582 Luncheon, c.1617 (oil on canvas) by Velazquez, Diego Rodriguez de Silva y (1599-1660); 108.5x102 cm; State Hermitage Museum, St

Palmistry (engraving)
3642530 Palmistry (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Palmistry. Illustration for The Family Doctor and Peoples Medical Adviser, Vol II (George Purkess)

Little Jack Horner sat in a corner, ... (colour litho)
2792375 Little Jack Horner sat in a corner, ... (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Little Jack Horner sat in a corner)

The inverted thumb (litho)
2802402 The inverted thumb (litho) by Italian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The inverted thumb. Late 19th or early 20th century. Printed in gravure.); © Look and Learn

Thumb (colour litho)
2800169 Thumb (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thumb. 1st, 2nd and 3rd phalanges)

Little Jack Horner (chromolitho)
976254 Little Jack Horner (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Little Jack Horner.); © Look and Learn

Perspiration, sweat glands from skin of thumb (litho)
6013660 Perspiration, sweat glands from skin of thumb (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Perspiration, sweat glands from skin of thumb)

Hop o my Thumb, engraving by Gustave Dore
3780229 Hop o my Thumb, engraving by Gustave Dore. by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Hop o my Thumb engraving by Gustave Dore)

Hop o my Thumb, engraving by Gustave Dore
3779994 Hop o my Thumb, engraving by Gustave Dore. by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Hop o my Thumb: Hop o my Thumb pulls off one of the sleeping giants seven-league boots)

Position of Hand in Blessing (engraving)
3653581 Position of Hand in Blessing (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Position of Hand in Blessing (1) in the Latin Church, (2) in the Greek Church

That Wild Wheel (engraving)
1055855 That Wild Wheel (engraving) by Hall, Sydney Prior (1842-1922) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: That Wild Wheel)

Relics of the Bastille and other French prisons (engraving)
3635116 Relics of the Bastille and other French prisons (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Relics of the Bastille and other French prisons)

Human Skeleton (engraving)
2802021 Human Skeleton (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Human Skeleton. Illustration for An Illustrated Vocabulary For The Use Of The Deaf And Dumb)

Barber cutting his thumb trying to shave a customer
5893713 Barber cutting his thumb trying to shave a customer. by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); (add.info.: Barber cutting his thumb with a razor trying to shave a customer with soft cheeks)

Young child, with teddy bear, sucking thumb (colour litho)
3656266 Young child, with teddy bear, sucking thumb (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Young child, with teddy bear, sucking thumb)

Stop Smoke
Adithya Zen

the patient husband
Piet Flour

Father Hand and His doughter feet
Andi Halil

Leaving for the Christening of their daughter are Princess Margaret, with Lady Sarah contentedly sucking her thumb, while brother Viscount Linely waves to the crowd from his father, Lord Snowdon s

Hanging by the Thumbs (Modern Military Punishments), after 1725. Creator: William Hogarth
Hanging by the Thumbs (Modern Military Punishments), after 1725

General Tom Thumbs carriage, 1844. Creator: Unknown
General Tom Thumbs carriage, 1844. Coach and horses belonging to American circus performer Charles Sherwood Stratton, better known by his stage name of General Tom Thumb. Phineas T

Player Out at Home Date: 1936

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"Unlocking the Secrets of the Thumb: A Journey through Hand Anatomy and Symbolism" Discovering the intricate lines etched on a palmistry map of the hand, we unravel the mysteries hidden within our own grasp. Like a selection of fish swimming in an ocean, each thumb possesses its unique story to tell. Just like Tom Thumb's enchanting adventure with a butterfly, our thumbs guide us through life's twists and turns, and are more than just bones; they are diagrams of strength and dexterity that allow us to accomplish remarkable feats. In Hoffmann's tale "Suck-A-Thumb, " we learn about consequences as dire as those faced by little Conrad when he defied his mother's warning. Similarly, our thumbs remind us to be cautious with their power. From Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park, where West Thumb Geyser Basin meets Yellowstone Lake’s shore, nature showcases its grandeur alongside our humble thumbs. X-ray images reveal healthy human hands functioning harmoniously – a testament to their resilience. Gulliver in Lilliput experienced firsthand how size can alter perspective. Our thumbs may seem small compared to giants like Lavinia Warren Bumpus or Jack Horner (Anderson), but they possess immeasurable significance in our daily lives. A close-up view of Ganga’s hand reminds us that even deities have hands similar to ours – emphasizing unity between humans and divine beings. Our thumbs connect us all regardless of stature or belief systems. Let your imagination run wild as you explore these captivating hints surrounding the thumb. From ancient palmistry maps to tales from folklore and literature, this tiny appendage holds immense power within its grasp - unlocking secrets both physical and symbolic for those who dare delve deeper into its wonders.