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Silver compendium composed of 7 modular pieces

Solid silver embroidery compendium. Heavy and solid (weighs 44.6 grams), it stands on an unengraved seal base. It unscrews into 7 pieces: at the bottom is the seal and then a case for the needles; then there is a compartment with a holed stopper for the vinaigrette and the compartment for the sponge. Above is a flat compartment for the wax and a double spool for the thread. The thimble attaches at the top (opening approx. 14.4 mm in diameter). Decorated with diagonal bands with various turning and engraving patterns..

Material: Silver
Size: 10 cm
Country: Germany
Year: 1720 c.

See: Meninghaus-Habrch AROMATA, ARNOLDSCHE Art Publishers 1998 – fig. 114 page 98                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Kay Sullivan, NEEDLEWORK TOOLS & ACCESSORIES Antique Collectors Club Dist p.15/17,  2004
Nerylla Taunton’s ANTIQUE NEEDLEWORK TOOLS AND EMBROIDERIES, ACC Art Books p.26, 1998

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