Embroidered Casket, Band Sampler and Needlepoint Sampler

Martha Edlin (-1660)

V&A (Victoria & Albert Museum)

1671 - 1668

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.

• Medium: silk & linen
• Art Fund Grant: £8000 ( Total: £81,390; Tax Remission)
• ArtFunded in: 1991
• Vendor: Christie's

Provenance

By direct female descent.

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