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Embroidered Casket, Band Sampler and Needlepoint Sampler
Artist: Martha Edlin (-1660)
Location: Victoria and Albert Museum
Date: 1671 - 1668
Materials: silk & linen
Grant:
Amount Paid: £8,000 (Total: £81,390; tax remission)
Vendor: Christie's
Review number: 3568 (1991)
Provenance:
By direct female descent.
Description:
Embroidered casket, with silver trinkets (1671). Band sampler (1668). Needlepoint sampler (1669). Worked by a child between the age of 8 and 11. In casket, small group of silver trinkets given to Martha as reward for her skill in embroidering.
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