A Charles II beadwork slip, circa 1660
REF: 4427
Designed as a cockatrice standing on a grassy hillock, flanked by plants, applied to a modern silk, in a Victorian maple frame, glazed, dimensions are overall
For a strikingly similar beadwork cockatrice on a jewellery case dated 1673, made by Martha Edlin (1660-1725) when she was only 13 years of age, see the V&A Museum, London accession no. T.41-1954
- Height 22.5 cm / 9"
- Width 30.5 cm / 12 "
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