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MIA_.2346c.tif
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MIA_.2946c.tif
Detail:
open box MIA_.2956c.tif
Related images:
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)
Related
multimedia:
Museum Director and CEO, Evan Maurer, leads visitors through a
personal tour of some of the most popular works in the collection.
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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