Book cover
The volumes within are a King James Bible of 1620 and a Book of Common Prayer of 1621. A later owner was an unmarried lady of the Anvine family, as indicated by the lozenge enclosing her arms.
Artwork Details
- Title:Book cover
- Date:ca. 1621–25
- Culture:British
- Medium:Silver gilt
- Dimensions:7 × 5 × 1 7/8 in. (17.8 × 12.7 × 4.8 cm)
- Classification:Metalwork-Silver
- Credit Line:Bequest of Rupert L. Joseph, 1959
- Object Number:60.55.73
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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