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Embroidered Casket, Band Sampler and Needlepoint Sampler

Martha Edlin, 1671–1668

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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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Title of artwork, date

Embroidered Casket, Band Sampler and Needlepoint Sampler, 1671–1668

Date supported

1991

Medium and material

Silk & linen

Grant

8000

Total cost

81390

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