Box
1670-1680 (made)
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Object Type
This tiny box was among the contents of an embroidered casket used by a young girl, Martha Edlin, to store her small personal possessions. It contains 19 items now, although it may have held more originally : 8 trenchers, 6 spoons and 5 triangular salts, typical items from a table setting of the 1670s. Their minute size would have made them difficult to play with, even for a child, and they may have been intended for a doll's house.
People
A group of Martha Edlin's (1660-1725) possessions from her childhood, including this box and its contents, were kept in the casket, cherished by her descendants and passed down through the female line in her family for over three hundred years. We know little about her life, except that she married a man called Richard Richmond and appears to have been a prosperous widow, with daughters and grandchildren, living in Pinner in Greater London at the time she drew up her will.
This tiny box was among the contents of an embroidered casket used by a young girl, Martha Edlin, to store her small personal possessions. It contains 19 items now, although it may have held more originally : 8 trenchers, 6 spoons and 5 triangular salts, typical items from a table setting of the 1670s. Their minute size would have made them difficult to play with, even for a child, and they may have been intended for a doll's house.
People
A group of Martha Edlin's (1660-1725) possessions from her childhood, including this box and its contents, were kept in the casket, cherished by her descendants and passed down through the female line in her family for over three hundred years. We know little about her life, except that she married a man called Richard Richmond and appears to have been a prosperous widow, with daughters and grandchildren, living in Pinner in Greater London at the time she drew up her will.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Silver, stamped |
| Brief description | Round silver box with cover containing 19 pieces of tiny cutlery, made in England, 1670-1680 |
| Physical description | Small round silver box with cover, decorated round the sides. Box contains 19 tiny cutlery items. |
| Dimensions | Measured by MS 04/05/2001 |
| Gallery label | British Galleries:
MARTHA EDLIN'S TOYS AND JEWELLERY Martha Edlin's silver toys and jewellery came to the Museum in her casket. Some are practical, such as the manicure set and the bodkin which was used for threading ribbons. She may have played with the tiny silver trenchers (plates), spoons and salts. The round locket and heart-shaped box are stamped with images of King Charles II.(27/03/2003) |
| Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund and Art Fund |
| Object history | Purchased. Registered File number 1989/1572. Part of a dolls set. |
| Production | From Martha Edlin's casket |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | Object Type This tiny box was among the contents of an embroidered casket used by a young girl, Martha Edlin, to store her small personal possessions. It contains 19 items now, although it may have held more originally : 8 trenchers, 6 spoons and 5 triangular salts, typical items from a table setting of the 1670s. Their minute size would have made them difficult to play with, even for a child, and they may have been intended for a doll's house. People A group of Martha Edlin's (1660-1725) possessions from her childhood, including this box and its contents, were kept in the casket, cherished by her descendants and passed down through the female line in her family for over three hundred years. We know little about her life, except that she married a man called Richard Richmond and appears to have been a prosperous widow, with daughters and grandchildren, living in Pinner in Greater London at the time she drew up her will. |
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| Accession number | T.456 to B-1990 |
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| Record created | May 11, 1999 |
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