Frog-Shaped Needlecase

A frog-shaped needlecase from England, early 17th century. A frog-shaped needlecase from England, early 17th century. Courtesy Los Angeles County Museum of Art, acc. no. AC1998.85.1.

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art houses an English, frog-shaped needlecase from the early seventeenth century, made of silk with metal thread embroidery. It measures 4.45 x 5.1 cm. See also the entry on a needlecase with scissors, seventeenth century, now housed in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

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