Esther and Ahasuerus
Object type: Embroidered picture
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: British
Date: mid-17th century
Medium: Canvas worked with silk thread; tent, Gobelin, satin, long-and-short, split, stem, knotted, straight, Ceylon, rococo, and detached buttonhole stitch variations; fringe
Dimensions: H. 16 7/8 x W. 20 3/4 inches (42.9 x 52.7 cm);
Framed: H. 19 1/4 x W. 23; D. 1 1/4 inches (48.9 x 58.4; 3.2 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Embroidered
Credit line: Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964
Accession year: 1964
Tags: Ahasuerus|Horses|Lions|Kings|Esther|Birds|Men|Women|Deer