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MIA_.2346c.tif

Detail: lid
MIA_.2946c.tif


Detail: open box MIA_.2956c.tif


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Three-quarter view: MIA_.2934c.tif
Left side: MIA_.2936c.tif
Right side: MIA_.2938c.tif
Front: close-up view: MIA_.2940c.tif
Back: MIA_.2942c.tif
Detail: top of lid: MIA_.2944c.tif
Front: MIA_.2948c.tif
Detail of open box: lid open only: MIA_.2950c.tif
Detail of open box: lid closed, base open: MIA_.2952c.tif
Detail of open box: lid and base open: MIA_.2954c.tif

Unknown
(British)

Embroidered Box, 1662
H.11-3/4 x W.11 x D.8 in. (overall)
silk, metallic threads on white satin, decorated with seed pearls, wood, metal

Inscriptions:
Signature, Date

Subject Matter:
This box tells the Old Testament story of Queen Esther.

Context:
Needlework has always been an important art for of England. In the 17th century, a unique style of raised work embroidery was developed and in its most elaborate form was used to pictorially embellish decorative boxes used to store one's personal treasures. This piece, one of the finest of its kind, tells the Old Testament story of Queen Esther, whose intelligence and diplomacy saved her people from persecution.

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
No. 95.14a-bb
The John R. Van Derlip Fund and gifts in honor of Mary Ann Butterfield, textile conservator at The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, on the occasion of her retirement
Permission for educational use only granted by The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Index terms:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
embroidery boxes (containers)

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MIA_.9514.ram

Textile artist Kaffe Fassett disscusses the inspiration of the Embroidered Box in a excerpt from the Interactive Gallery Program Material Witnesses.
MIA_.Kaffe.ram

 


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