2023 Choice and Precious Work, Treasures from the Schoolroom 1650-1750 Elizabeth Hall and Friends

Book Qualities 126-pages, Hardbound, Full Color Year of Publication, Authors, Publisher 2023, Rebecca Scott and Isabella Rosner, Witney Antiques Description The 2023 Witney Exhibition Catalog marks a significant milestone as their first hardcover book, showcasing an extraordinarily rare collection of schoolroom treasures from 1650-1750. The primary focus of the catalog is the 1667/1668 casket featured on the cover, meticulously worked by Elizabeth Hall at the Shacklewell School near Hackney. This casket contains a variety of small toys, all crafted by Elizabeth herself. Over time, her family added more items to the box, including a handmade layette set, small whitework pieces, and their accompanying patterns. The casket also holds a set of samplers created later by other family members and friends from this small Quaker meeting. What sets this catalog apart is the groundbreaking research conducted by Rebecca Scott and Isabella Rosner, who uncovered extensive details about Elizabeth, he