A Regency mother of pearl inlaid needlework box 19th century, the sarcophagus shaped box with stepped lid inlaid with mother of pearl motifs to the exterior, internally a segmented interior with embossed satin lining containing numerous mother of pearl mounted needlework tools, 34 cm wide. Illustrated in Cummins, Dr G., Antique Boxes: Inside and Out, Antique Collector's Club, Suffolk, colour plate 606, p. 327