Box (Needlework)

England

Date

c. 1670s

Medium

Silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk and gilt-metal strips in couching; beaded with glass beads; edged with silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, plain weave; wooden frame covered with paper

Dimensions

41.6 × 38.8 × 10.2 cm (16 3/8 × 15 1/4 × 4 in.); 45.8 × 42.6 × 12.7 cm (18 × 16 3/4 × 5 in.)

Department

Textiles

Credit line

Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. Theodore D. Tieken