Cabinet with scenes from the Story of Esther
Object type: Cabinet
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: British
Date: after 1665
Medium: Wood; silk satin worked with silk, metal threads (metal strip wrapped silk, silk-wrapped coiled wire, wire) linen thread, seed pearls, mica, feathers; detached buttonhole, buttonhole filling variations; French knot, single knot, laid work, couching, satin, and stem stitches; metal thread trim (metal strip wrapped on silk core; metal strip) wood frame; silk lining; mirror glass, glass bottles; printed paper
Dimensions: Overall: 9 1/4 × 16 × 11 1/4 in. (23.5 × 40.6 × 28.6 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Embroidered
Credit line: Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964
Accession year: 1964
Tags: Horses|Dining|Animals|Women|Esther|Insects|Butterflies