England

Box (Needlework)

c. 1670s

Silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk and gilt-metal strips in couching; beaded with glass beads; edged with silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, plain weave; wooden frame covered with paper

38.8 × 10.2 cm (15.3 × 4 in)