Casket with scenes from the Story of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba

Medium

Satin worked with silk and metal thread, seed pearls; tent, satin, couching, Ceylon, detached needlepoint variations, knotted pile, knots, and crochet stitches; needle lace, metal bobbin lace; wood frame, silk lining, carved wooden feet

Dimensions

Overall: 8 × 16 × 14 1/2 in. (20.3 × 40.6 × 36.8 cm)

Classification

Textiles-Embroidered

Culture

British

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Mrs. Thomas J. Watson Gift, 1939

Accession Number

39.13.4a–rrr

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