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8 January 2013
by Heather Wolfe
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A letter from Queen Anne to Buckingham locked with silk embroidery floss

No, it’s not Lady Gaga’s hairline or the frizz on one of those creepy troll dolls.1 Last week’s crocodile mystery is in fact a close up of silk embroidery floss that had been tightly wrapped around a folded letter, with seals … Continue reading →

Categories: acquisitions, crocodile mystery, manuscripts | Tags: Elizabeth Talbot, George Villiers, letters, Queen Anne, silk floss, Thomas Howard | Permalink

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