Embroidered Box
ca. 1670 (made)
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Round wooden box with closely fitting lid. Lined with pink plain woven silk and covered in embroidery formed by laying down silver thread in a spiral pattern and securing it with pink silk thread, shading from dark to light. The pink silk lining has been glued over the lightweight wooden box, and the silver thread wrapped in silk is attached over that, possibly also by gluing.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Wood lined with embroidered silk in silver thread |
| Brief description | Round wooden box and lid lined with embroidered silk, probably made by Martha Edlin, England, ca. 1670. |
| Physical description | Round wooden box with closely fitting lid. Lined with pink plain woven silk and covered in embroidery formed by laying down silver thread in a spiral pattern and securing it with pink silk thread, shading from dark to light. The pink silk lining has been glued over the lightweight wooden box, and the silver thread wrapped in silk is attached over that, possibly also by gluing. |
| Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund and Art Fund |
| Object history | Purchased. Registered File number 1989/1572. Passed down through the female line (usually the eldest daughter in each generation) from the maker to the vendor. Previously on loan to the V&A since 1927. Part of Lady Gerahty Loan and Lewis Loan. Related papers include NF for Lady Gerahty, NF for Gillian Lewis, 86/713, 89/1572. |
| Production | From Martha Edlin's casket |
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| Accession number | T.436&A-1990 |
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| Record created | January 22, 1999 |
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