A Tunbridge parquetry inlaid needlework box, circa 1840, the rectangular box inlaid to the exterior with block, Vandyke and further tessellated motifs to the exterior, internally a satin lined interior with further parquetry inlaid bobbins, winders and needlework tools, 22 cm wide. Illustrated in Cummins, Dr G., Antique Boxes: Inside and Out, Antique Collector's Club, Suffolk, colour plate 608a, p.328