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  <dc:title>Emdroidered presentation cover</dc:title>
  <dc:description>Goldwork embroidered presentation cover or purse presented to Henry Stebbing. Inscribed: ‘Presented to the Rev. Henry Stebbing by the Congregation of St James’s Chapel, as a tribute of their gratitude and esteem for his devoted and affectionate labours amongst them, May 4th 1839.’ The shape suggests a protective cover for a spectacles case or pocket watch, but the original content and purpose is  unknown. </dc:description>
  <dc:date>c.1839</dc:date>
</rdf:Description>