A flat needlework casket, worked in coloured silks, metal thread, purl, chenille and with seed pearl details, the lid worked with a woman playing a lute, a man holding a mirror and another woman seated around a table laden with food, a leopard, lion and pond in the foreground and castles in the background, the sides with figures, animals, castles and flowers, bound in silver metal braid--12 x 10 x 7.5in. (30.5 x 25.5 x 19cm.), circa 1670, with small metal handles on either side, locked, lacks key, general wear