Cabinet with scenes from the Story of Esther

Unknown Artist

after 1665

Cabinet with scenes from the Story of Esther by Unknown Artist

Medium

Wood; silk satin worked with silk, metal threads (metal strip wrapped silk, silk-wrapped coiled wire, wire) linen thread, seed pearls, mica, feathers; detached buttonhole, buttonhole filling variations; French knot, single knot, laid work, couching, satin, and stem stitches; metal thread trim (metal strip wrapped on silk core; metal strip) wood frame; silk lining; mirror glass, glass bottles; printed paper

Dimensions

Overall: 9 1/4 × 16 × 11 1/4 in. (23.5 × 40.6 × 28.6 cm)

Classification

Textiles-Embroidered

Culture

British

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964

Accession Number

64.101.1335

Tags

DiningAnimalsWomenEstherHorsesInsectsButterflies

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