Needlework Box Depicting Two Figures
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
about 1670s
Needlework Box Depicting Two Figures — textile, by England, made in England, dated about 1670s. Physical description: 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; 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.).
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Historical context
Held by Art Institute of Chicago (object no. 59910). The museum record attributes this piece to England in England around about 1670s. Details beyond the museum's own catalogue entry have not been independently verified.
Physical characteristics
- 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.)
- Materials techniques
- 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
Identification
- Source note
- All details come from the object's own museum catalogue record; nothing has been copied from other entries.
- Museum object name
- textile
- Museum object number
- 59910
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.