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A COPY OF THE BIBLE, DATED 1632
THE BINDING CIRCA 1630, ENGLISH
with a raised work panel worked in silk and metal threads against an ivory ground spotted with sequins, the back and front with two bare breasted women within an ogival medallion, one holding a book, the other an anchor, bordered with stylised scrolling flowers including thistles, cornflowers and carnations with birds, fastening with salmon pink ribbons with an inscribed family history in the back
3 in. x 6 in. (9 cm. x 15 cm.)
THE BINDING CIRCA 1630, ENGLISH
with a raised work panel worked in silk and metal threads against an ivory ground spotted with sequins, the back and front with two bare breasted women within an ogival medallion, one holding a book, the other an anchor, bordered with stylised scrolling flowers including thistles, cornflowers and carnations with birds, fastening with salmon pink ribbons with an inscribed family history in the back
3 in. x 6 in. (9 cm. x 15 cm.)